One day I realized how much effort it takes for me to make a lasting change in myself.
Making personal change is like trying to change the direction of a cruise ship. It happens so slowly and over a large amount of space and time while slowly readjusting old thought patterns, coping mechanisms and habits.
But I had never thought about that also being the case for someone else. I thought I could just tell them how I thought they should be, they would believe me because I’m so smart, and then they would change because I said so.
I spent a lot of time waiting for other people to grow up, or change, or see the light.
It was quite surprising to me the day I realized it was actually me I was waiting for.