You can only change yourself

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John S Veitch
John S Veitch
The Network Ambassador

Mahatma Gandhi understood the need for sound principles that he could explain to ordinary people.
He also had to personally demonstrate those principles in his life. In modern business language he knew he had to "walk the talk".
Denial is the source of most of our problems. We simply don't see what's plainly in front of us.
Change requires giving up a former perspective and adopting a new one. That demands energy and commitment and a willingness to venture into an uncertain future.
Change takes time, usually years, not weeks. During that time we need support, friends, mentors, coaches, lovers, and visible means of financial maintenance.
Un-learning is as important as learning, all the things that we know that are not valid hold us back.
Vincent van Gogh understood the importance of discovering "the work" he should be doing. He said, "I'm so lucky to have found my work. It's the only time I'm alive."
Gandhi dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering truth, or Satya. He tried to achieve this by learning from his own mistakes.
The principles that guided his life were built slowly during a lifetime of searching for "truth". For Gandhi truth was the mirror in which God was seen.
We have the ability to change ourselves, and only we can do it. There can be no progress except that we make better use of our own energy, personal initiative and ability.
Gandhi's major Commitment's were to Hinduism, vegetarianism and non-violence. The act of Commitment denies you other choices. That is a essential part of achievement.
Gandhi had the courage to seek the truth, and to confront others with that truth. So confronted, people have the option of seeing themselves clearly or refusing to look in that mirror.
Dr William Glasser M.D., recommends that we diet, exercise and study to increase the amount of control we have over our lives.
Keeping a journal is a practical tool for recording what the world is like and how you understand it. It gives your memory the power to recall accurately.
Gandhi spent one day of each week in silence. He believed that abstaining from speaking brought him inner peace.
He dressed to be accepted by the poorest person in India, advocating the use of homespun cloth (khadi).
As a common Hindu, he believed all religions to be equal, and rejected all efforts to convert him to a different faith.
Gandhi believed that at the core of every religion was truth and love (compassion, nonviolence and the Golden Rule).
Religious belief can change uncertainty into certitude, confusion into clarity, hesitation into determination and cautiousness into courage.
But if this belief is not built on "truth" it has no value.
That was also Martin Luther's experience.
In obedience Martin Luther faithfully studied the scriptures and discovered a "truth" that his religious superiors didn't want to see.

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