Surely it all depends what you mean by change, every person I meet and interact with changes  me in some way, and likewise they are changed by me, sometimes only in minor ways, sometimes  in very profound and unexpected ways.

To change another person is an illusion many of us have. Maybe to avoid the real change that  must be done with ourselves, we divert the focus to the other. I learned the lesson after several  broken relationships for the same reason: 'She is authoritarian and wants everything done  her way!'. Only after I recognized my own authoritarianism some magic happened and I found  'the right woman'. Of course all the other relationships were also 'right' because they  existed as a living reminder, as a mirror of myself. I believe life is always presenting us  opportunities for changing, for growing, for getting in touch with our essence and bliss.  It's our choice to welcome them or not.

As a current therapist, and 1.5 years from being a clinical psychologist, this is a myth I have  and continue to deal with... for better or for worse. It seems to me the common mentality among  mental health workers is that they, being the "magical healers" that we are, actually possess  the ability to change another person. I know I certainly believed this at one point, accepting  that my job was to "change" the way person thinks and behaves, and if done correctly (i.e.,  if s/he followed my orders), their life would be better! Rarely worked, and as a matter of  fact, I began feeling worse. So, I surely deny the myth that people are supposed to "change"  others, in this sense. However...

Over the years I have learned to be more open to the peculiarities  of each individual I meet with. Rather than taking their stories, comparing them to mine,  then requiring them to change, I now choose to accept their stories for what they are, allow  them to experience their histories and the present in the most natural of ways, and genuinely  (try to) love them for who they are. Interestingly, I have seen more people change since my  shift.

The paradox: when I demanded another person change, they resisted like hell, which  usually bred some form of resentment (on either of our parts); however, when I stopped focusing  on changing the person, they experienced a different kind of change, which is probably better  understood as growth. The most remarkable part is that, for the first time, I too have experienced  growth in myself.

Let's shift the focus from another person to ourselves; do we change? as we learn from our own  experiences we change, we may start removing the "disks" that are not part of our life (see  www.yubliss.com... ) it takes time for us to change.
the life is about changing ourselves.

War is absolutely necessary for the development of new technologies we cannot afford living without. And still more important, to grant peace we must go through some inevitable wars.
During war times fighting for a noble cause our lives get real meaning and we have that feeling of belonging to something bigger.
No matter the casualties, the broken hearts, the material losses and the damages to nature, war is a valid tool to make prevail what we think is the right point of view.

The "True-Love" myth says that I will live happily ever after when I find my true love.

One famous psychiatrist said:" nothing has produced more unhappiness than the concept of the soul mate".
In the movies the true love exist because they always end when the guy gets the girl, or vice versa. But they don't describe what happens after the marriage or the live in common.

Are you ready? Let's hear about your story about True-Love, for sure everyone has dream about her/his soul mate. I will write my story too.

Is medicine really improving our health and the quality of our lives? Aren't we becoming lifelong patients, addicted to prescribed drugs and treatments? We give too much power to doctors and simply forget or don't believe we can take care of our health.

The concept is that one can invest in small bottles of very expensive skin creams for the eyes, face and even hands. These bottles are filled with liquids that are advertised as being 'based on solid, scientific, findings and 25 years of proven success, this is the one skincare treatment your skin cannot live without'