I read a quote recently in a book entitled “Killing Sacred Cows” by Garrett B. Gunderson:
All external changes in the forms of life, not having a change of consciousness at their base, do not improve the condition of the people, but generally make it worse…A better life can only come when consciousness of men is altered for the better; and therefore all the efforts of those who wish to improve life should be directed at changing their own and other people’s consciousness. -Leo Tolstoy
I interpret the word consciousness to mean a change of heart, mind, perspective and/or attitude. I have found this to be true in my work as a therapist. A person may change behavior, jobs, spouses, or any other external factor, but unless they have this change of heart spoken of, it becomes too hard to maintain. The result is often bitterness, or resentment. Am I suggesting that we should not make these types of changes? Of course not. I am suggesting that a change of heart, is what precedes lasting change, change that is not feigned. The old saying “fake it til you make it” would perhaps be better rendered “fake it til you change your heart.”
Make it a Decisively heart changing day!
Craig M. Rollo
