Change Yourself!!!

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi~

Most of the time, we find fault in other people and we want them to change to our liking. The world doesn't work that way and the only way for someone around you to change is if you change within yourself. I am dealing with that now as I grow in my spiritual walk. I want people around me that are positive and meaningful. I have attracted some crazies in my life and before I point the finger at them to change, I have to change myself first. I have to be accountable for allowing them in my space. I have a friend who likes to call when they need something. They never call to see how I am doing or to see what's new in my life. I have decided to look within myself and find that trait within me and make changes to eliminate people and friends like this person who has been in my life for years. I have a new friend who doesn't retain information. This friend makes me think that they are not listening when we conversate nor are they paying attention. It is both annoying and frustrating because I cannot carry on a conversation with this person because I know that I will be asked the same question a dozen of times. I am not sure that this person is even aware that they are doing it. It frustrates me because I am not the kind of person who like to repeat myself when I am having a conversation. I am not going to confront these people in my life, I am just going to change myself and maybe this will eliminate them from my life or it will help them to see what I see in them. I don't want to be the person who bosses these people to do what I think they should do because what may be frustrating and annoying to me, may be a part of their personality. If that's the case, then that person may not be the "friend" I want or need in my life. I want meaningful friendships and relationships in my life, not these phony ones that people tend to give you. So before I go changing other people, let me look within myself and change me!!

Carmen~