I can change
only myself,
but sometimes
that is enough.

~Ruth Humlecker

Happiness is more fleeting for some of us than for others. We may ponder this notion but fail
to grasp the reason. However, careful attention to how “the happy ones” go through life will
enlighten us. We will note how seldom they complain about others’ actions. We will discover
their willingness to accept others as they are. We will see that their attention is generally
on the positive aspects of people and circumstances rather than on the negative.

We can join the parade of “happy ones” by letting go of our need to change
people and situations that disturb us. Even when we are certain other people
are wrong, we can let go of controlling them. Doing this means changing
ourselves, of course.But this is the one thing in life we do have control over.

I will change myself if I think something needs changing today!
~From A Woman’s Spirit

The first part of the Interpersonal Effectiveness Module was about working with others in the relationships we want to keep. The second part is about accepting others within ourselves while we still live life with them.  This reading then seemed like a great transition – we are responsible for making changes only in ourselves.