Perseverance is the way

Motivated by two of my favorites today…

“I have also come to understand that although some people are naturally happier than others, their happiness is still vulnerable and incomplete, and that achieving durable happiness as a way of being is a skill. It requires sustained effort in training the mind and developing a set of human qualities, such as inner peace, mindfulness, and altruistic love.”

Matthieu Ricard, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

You can try to lecture people into changing, or you can attempt to punish them, threaten them, shame them, or force them to change. But they will only be changing for you—which means the moment you’re not looking, they are likely to revert back to their old ways.

If you really want someone to change, you must inspire change within them—not by what you say, but by your example. Sure, it takes longer to be the change, but that’s actually the quickest way. The harder, more exhausting way, with the poorest results, is to try and force the change.

Light Watkins, Daily Dose, https://www.lightwatkins.com