Becoming an Expert

We are the expert on how everyone else should live. All of us have expressed this belief at some point in our lives.  We freely express our thoughts and judgments about how another person is supposed to live their life. They are not living in line with what we perceive to be the best way to live life and they don’t do what we tell them. If they just did this or that, their life would be so much better. We have all told someone how to live, but for what purpose?  To feel we are an expert at life? To make our life look better than theirs?  Or is this a simple case of the faulty thinking:  

If I can just get everyone to live how I want them to live, then MY life will be better.

Stop for a moment and ask yourself this question.  If I already know how to live the good life why do I need everyone else to change?  Because if you are truly living and showing up as what you believe, you would already be living that better life.

For those of us who have been married, been in a relationship, have had friendships, or interacted with another human being, ever, we all know they cannot force us to change.  Yet, we expect people to change for us.

I invite you to shift into a new way of thinking and a new way to question life.  What can I do to make this situation better?  You might be surprised at the answer and the outcome. The challenge is to try this new thinking on for at least one week.  You have nothing to lose and you might actually gain something; like becoming an expert at your own life.

If you find this helpful or know someone who needs to hear topics like these, please be sure to share.  Be a life changer. You never know what may change the course of someone’s life.

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