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A wise man once mused; '"'Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing himself.'"' This man, was Count Leo Tolstoy, who went on to change his belief structure, values and to convert his religion from Russian Orthodox to Christianity. A couple of days ago I was cleaning out my now unused study – recently I have been finding other places to write, my bed, the bathroom, even in the bath, as the portability of the laptop proves very convenient – and I stumbled upon a book, well read, yet discarded in my 'old age'. Gwen Harwood"'"s collection of poems was now sitting in my hand, and after five minutes of staring blankly at the book I opened it and flicked through the pages. If I had remembered rightly her poems said much about the changing self, concluding that change developed and enriched the soul. It started me thinking about change and how many people are frightened of changing themselves. I reflected that a change in self usually occurs due to t