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Old 01-02-2008, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by European38 View Post
Life has been such a struggle for me and I really need a change.
Yes you do. But you have to understand that you and only you can bring about that change.

When I read your last post and the ones before it, I cannot help but notice how you place the responsibility for your (un)happiness in the hands of others. This is where you start to make things difficult for yourself. Your happiness is your responsibility and not that of anybody else.

Here is where happiness begins: take responsibility for your life. Own it. Really own it. Start with yourself and move outward.

Are you (and you alone) perfectly happy with who you are right now at this very moment? No? Why is that? What can you change internally to be better aligned with yourself. Don't think about the rest of the world just now, focus on you. Put yourself before all others.

Once you arrive at a place where you can accept yourself for all that you are and for all that you are not, then -and only then- you are in a position to start looking outward. Then you can start asking yourself question like 'what am I willing to change to fit better with the people around me?' or 'should I move to a place where the people fit around me better?' But those things are still a few stops out for you, it seems.

Start with you. Take small steps. And feel free to ask anyone here for help at every step of the way.

Good luck!
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