Today’s Thought: Change is Possible If . . .

If you can change your mind, you can change your life. ~ William James

William James, father of American psychology, offers deep wisdom. Before we can change our lives, however, we have to desire to change more than we desire to maintain our current behavior. Consider a person who smokes, the person knows smoking is bad for his/her health, yet the person finds immense pleasure in smoking and is reluctant to give it up. When the person is diagnosed with lung cancer, the smoker suddenly has the desire to change his/her mind. Changing our mind takes courage to admit we are dissatisfied with our current status desire to change it to a better alternative. When we can honestly examine our lives and are open to accurate information we can transform our lives for the better.