Are you the best person you can be?

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A friend of mine recently told me his mantra in life.

When he wakes in the morning he asks himself... "How will I be a better person then I was yesterday?".

I think this is a great way to remind ourselves we are all just human and as such no one, absolutely no one is perfect.

Don't seek perfection, instead seek to be good

Sometimes I use Jedi mind tricks on myself to put myself back on track. One of the tricks I like to use is during an argument. I find this trick works when you have decided you don't like someone, or your intuition is telling you to keep away from someone as they are bad news.

You know what, 9/10 your intuition is right, but the stories you make up in your head once you have judged someone might be distorted. Your intuition is right not to trust them, but you have no rights to lay down your justice on them, so don't - just feel for them and work around their flaws.

So a trick I use when I feel the blood pressure rising, the hair on the back of my neck standing, my stance sliding into a I'm gonna snap kick this guy in the face. 

Nope it's not smoking Weed!!.. although I think that might help some people :). For me I take a normal breath in and just remind myself as a human I'm capable of great compassion. 

Often the dislike has arisen from something you have seen them do, some form of carrying on that pushes a button, it could even be combined with the way they act or look.

Rather then trying to seek vengeance, rather then trying to change them for what you think is the better... just say this to yourself in your head.

"I accept this person as a human like me, a brother or a sister and like I have love in my heart for my parents, brothers and sisters, so do I for all my human brothers and sisters and all living things."

Do you know how hard it is to hate someone or something you love? it's really fcking hard.  So ya know love your enemy right!!

The modern world will pray on people who show compassion, display honesty, have integrity. So there is no need to preach it, just live it! it will sell itself.

  • Be true to yourself,
  • Be the best human you can be,
  • Be a better human then you were yesterday.
  • Be patient, caring, understanding...be aware

Please don't lay down the law or your judgement on others. It's really hard to attack someone you care about, so care about everyone and be a better person today then you were yesterday.

Have a great day and Steemon!

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