Holding rigid opinions about others can prevent you from recognizing and appreciating their evolution and can actually cause them to repeat old behavior that they’ve already outgrown. Next time you’re about to interact with someone whose behavior has previously pushed your buttons, pretend they’ve already changed. Imagine that you deeply appreciate the changes they’ve made and then pay attention to what happens. When you give someone the benefit of the doubt, not only does it feel good to them, it allows you to grow and move out of perspectives that limit…

Both of you.

Jarl and Steve