You don't need others to change in order to be happy.
The power of a positive self-image plays a vital role in experiencing perfect health.
For me and my family personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make use of every moment and nurture it with affection, tenderness, beauty, creativity, and laughter.
Examine other points of view as if they were your own.
Look at the world as a reflection of your inner state.
Imagine for a moment your own version of a perfect future. See yourself in that future with everything you could wish for at this very moment fulfilled. Now take the memory of that future and bring it here into the present. Let it influence how you will behave from this moment on.