
In a book I have called " Don't Sweat the Small Stuff", there
is an article called, "look beyond behavior". I really wanted to high-lite
some
interesting points in this particular article. Have you ever heard someone
say,
"Oh, don't mind John, he doesn't know what he's talking about?” This is
called,
looking beyond behavior. If you have children, then you know very well
how important this simple act of forgiveness is. If we loved our children
based
on their actions, then we probably wouldn't
love them very much
None of us would probably be loved as a teenager.
Wouldn't it be nice if we extended this act of loving kindness to everyone?
Just to be able to look over others offbeat behaviors as if they were children,
we would live in a happier world with
less stress and hard feelings.
That doesn't mean we just pretend all is wonderful and allow others
to walk all over us, or that we approve of bad behavior. It means getting
into
the right perspective and giving others the benefit of the doubt sometimes
A good example is, if you get behind someone who is moving very
slow, instead of road rage, one might just think the person is having a
bad
day or not feeling well. Maybe everyday for that person every day is a
bad day.
If your spouse snaps at you, instead of snapping back you could tell them
“if you
need to talk, I'll be here,” knowing they need your love and support. Try
it
today, you will see some nice results.
