"If there is something that we wish to change in our children, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves." -Carl Jung (1875-1961)"How true Daddy"s words were when he said: "All children must look after their own upbringing." Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person"s character lies in their own hands." -Anne Frank (1929-1945)
We could place blame, point fingers, wallow in pain from all the things that "should" have been "if only" blah blah blah. But there comes a time when we must stand on our own two feet and recognize that we create our own future. We create our own present. We have choices to make every day. Look within. Find that strength and move on.
All relationships are a mirror for us. Is there something we want to change about our parents? Our friends? Our spouses, or ex-spouses? Maybe we need to see if that is something we can change in ourselves. We have the relationships that we have so that we can learn more about ourselves. We don"t always want to admit it, but we learn something even from the people who we see as a negative influence in our lives. And when we learn the lesson that negative turns into a big positive!
-Insignificant
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