"You're never going to change." "He'll be like that until the day he dies." "She'll never admit that she's wrong."
What does the future hold for us? Will we always hold our negative thoughts? Will we always hope that things will get better? Have we given up hope? It is important to try and see the potential of another person. It is great if we can share our vision with them, in hopes that it will encourage them. If someone believes in them, it may just be the one thing that keeps them moving forward.
As long as we can see the potential in another person that is great and positive, they don't actually have to use their potential. We can view people in a more loving and positive way when we see something admirable about them. Admiring potential makes us positive, encouraging and joyful people. What they do with our encouragement is up to them.
Think of a person who you would like to appreciate more. Try and see that person's strengths and imagine that they used those strengths to do great things. Now picture the person having achieved all of the greatness they are capable of. Enjoy this person.
Learn to love people, all of them. We have said the key to happiness is to focus on the good in life. The key to loving people is to see the good in them and identifying them with their good. The key to maintaining this positive loving outlook is to become a connoisseur of life. This exercise will help us become a connoisseur of people - even those who on the outside don't look that wonderful. The more often we can see the good in other people, the happier we will be.
Let's go turn every interaction with people into a pleasurable positive experience.
Warren, S. 2010, 7 Ancient Keys To Happiness, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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