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Daily Wisdom – Motivational Podcast – Day 582 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond
Do you find yourself at times frustrated or angry when people that you know who are close to you behave in the same dysfunctional way over and over again? Now, when you work with such people or you live with these people, what can you do about it?
As you know, at least in theory, trying to change another person can be exhausting but mostly impossible. Why make yourself go through the frustration and drive yourself literally crazy? Why would you do that? Ask yourself. If people do what people always do, and you know that, just accept it. For instance, know that a parent, a mother or father may criticize some of the things that you do. You may have a coworker that may be doing things in the morning that you don’t appreciate, or a child, a sibling, a friend, a neighbor, an acquaintance, who always leaves things in their car that make you nuts because it’s not clean. People don’t generally change very much despite our desire for them to do so and when they do, if they do, it generally comes from a deep-seated inner longing, certainly not because you want them to and not when you want them to. If they do change, it’s not for us, and if they change for us, then it’s short-lived.
So there is simply no point in trying to change others. Why not surrender? And the truth is that they can do what they wish and you don’t have to be disappointed, frustrated or angry, or even annoyed. Let them continue to do what they think is best for them. Look at the best in them, look at the good part, and that’s the part you need to emphasize because people do what people always do and that is the people they are. Don’t try to change that; don’t try to change people. Accept them, live with them this way and better yet, accept them the way they are and emphasize to them their good parts, their great tendencies, their talents, their beautiful traits, and you will see that those good points will be emphasized even more than they were before, and whether it’s a parent, a sibling, an acquaintance, a friend, or family member, or someone that works with you, whoever that person is, they will appreciate the fact that you told them what you thought about them in an honest way. Emphasizing good, bringing out the positive, not focusing on the negative and not focusing on the things that you believe need to change, but just the way they are. People do what people always do and that’s who they are. Accept them that way, accept it and you will live happier this way because you also have issues, as I do. All of us do annoying things to others. We don’t accept it, at times, we don’t even recognize it, and sometimes, we don’t appreciate it, but often, we don’t want it to be known or to be shared. We keep it to ourselves. So accept others the way they are, don’t try to change them, and at the same time, be kind and loving to everyone just the way they are by emphasizing all their good character traits and you will be happier from it and so will they.
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