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SWITCH FROM SELF TO SERVE
When we are no longer able to change a situation . . . we are challenged to change ourselves.
VICTOR E. FRANKL,MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING
IT IS REMARKABLY DIFFICULT TO CHANGE our behavior, because the habits are so deeply engrained in us. It takes very conscious steps to rewire that embedded behavior. And we are hampered by our addiction to those feelings of approval and applause that the world entices us toward—the spotlight. It doesn’t sound so thrilling to lay down self-interest and serve others. In fact, it sounds just plain hard.
The first challenge to changing our behavior is accepting this reality: I’m not inherently good. I often do not live out what I say I believe. For example, I say I love my spouse and ...
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