In Dale Carnegie Training I learned I can teach others skills they need to excel. But, I can’t teach discipline. I can’t teach perseverance. I can’t teach good character. You actually can’t change who others are. You can only help them become more of who they already are. A big danger in marriages is thinking you can change the other person. Same in hiring. Same in ministering to one another. We are who we are. We can be a better "Who we already are".
The great philosopher Popeye said, "I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam"
Self-realization and a can of spinach fortified Popeye in his quest
to be authentic - to act from his values and principles, and remain
loyal to himself, his friends and his community. Despite the odds against
him, the Sailor Man prevailed.
This is a quest to which we can all relate. Time, then, to be like Popeye and sail home to our Authentic Self.
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