{"id":2356,"date":"2008-11-04T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:58","slug":"happiness-starts-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2008\/11\/happiness-starts-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiness Starts With You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A reflection for Election Day:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.<br \/>\nI found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.<br \/>\nWhen I found I couldn&#8217;t change the nation, I began to focus on my town.<br \/>\nI couldn&#8217;t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family.<br \/>\nMy family and I could have made an impact on our town.<br \/>\nTheir impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>~Rabbi Israel Salanter, Nineteenth Century Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWhile we all focus on casting ballots for the next US President, hoping he can &#8220;fix&#8221; our world and improve our lot, let&#8217;s remember that in the end, he&#8217;s just one person.\u00a0 Even if we consider all our U.S. leaders &#8212; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches combined &#8212; they are only 555 people.\u00a0 They can&#8217;t make anything happen until and unless ALL of us take on our share of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Change you, change the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reflection for Election Day: When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. 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