Be the change you wish to see

I always thought this quote was Gandhi but apparently he didn't say those exact words. Regardless, eight years ago I had an awakening moment, which, for me, was an extreme moment of clarity, a thought that came out of nowhere quite forcefully. After that happened it was like a switch had flipped and I could no longer go back to my previous way of thinking and seeing the world. It all begins within us. You can help people if they ask for it but they are the ones that have to initiate the changes they need for a happier life. They have to want the changes bad enough that they act on it and ask for help if needed. They need to read the books, meditate, take the classes, courses and seminars if needed. We can be there for people but we can't change them, not into who we want them to be and not into who they want to be. We have to do our own work because how we see the world is a reflection of who we are.