Thursday, February 12, 2015

Changing from the inside out

   If you want true change then look within. If you want fake or even artificial change then just keeping looking on the outside. If you want a fleeting change then only go skin deep for a quicky change. Most people want to change others/those around them. Let me just say, seriously pay attention to this next little but yet powerful phrase YOU CAN NOT CHANGE ANYBODY !!!!! Did you get that???? You can only change yourself. I have never wanted to change those around me, I have been trying to accept others as they are as I am hoping they are doing the same with me.
    The quicky and fleeting changes are like the wind they eventually die down. They are a temporary fix and will only keep you happy for a minute. Those kind of fixes will get you right back in the same spot as before. Those kind of fixes only require you to look on the outside and see what you can change or you dare to look within then you only look to see what would be the easiest to change and you change that with the hopes that it will change everything else. Let me let you in on a secret - temporary or skin deep changes will not get you the true happiness you are seeking. Now some are probably saying I don't have anything to change, welllllll let me ask you a question if you are one of those who are saying that - Are you perfect? Just checking because I know that all of us has something they would like to change, whether it's a little bit or a whole lot, you may find yourself in the middle. 
    If you want a change that will last a lifetime then you must search inside and then you must get an action plan. Then you must do the work, you must tackle the tough along with the easy. No it will not be easy at times but it will have a great reward. If you want true happiness then learn to look within, you will never find your happiness in others. Although I never wanted to change others I wasn't for sure if I wanted to change me, well let me say it had never crossed my mind to change or even want change. God had been preparing me for just that. I have spent the past four years or so learning to like me and to change the things I could. The really tough stuff. Yes you can change weight, your appearance (if you have the money) but you will still end up back in the same unhappy boat. I have spent these past few years changing the things that needed to be changed. Yes it was hard even difficult at times, there was some easy days but not many. The reward has been life changing, so do you want a life changer then try looking inside. Do you have trust issues? Do you have a self esteem issue, an approval problem? Do you have bitterness, anger, sadness? Do you suffer from jealousy, envy, being alone? These are just a few of the things.
    I can tell you from experience you can change and you can change it for a lifetime. You don't need to be concerned as to what others think of you changing. As long as you are changing for the right reasons then you need to do it for you. Most people do not want to take the time and patience to change because it may require you to face some things about your life that you didn't want to face or deal with. In order to have true happiness, in order to become the person you were meant to be in the beginning you will have to face things about yourself, you will have to face the cold truth about yourself.  You have to be willing to change, to face it and deal with it and then to truly put it away. I do have good news you can do it, you will enjoy the reward. It's scary but yet so informative, it's learning to really like maybe I should say love yourself.