One thing that helps me when irritated or even angry at strangers is to picture how I would feel about them if they were a member of my own family. I think about others in their lives who love and care about them...their parents....their spouse...their children. It softens my heart and helps keep me from "othering" other people.
That's a great way to think about them Linda. Much better than George Costanza's approach of yelling "serenity now!" Thanks for reading and commenting!
I always assume 100% of us will be less than perfect on 100% of the drives we take. So I just expect mistakes and hope others are forgiving of me when I make one. This dude obviously did more than make a mistake, but he may have thought you were the offender.
We’re just as fast to point out others “mistakes” as we are to hope others give us grace when we make one.
One thing that helps me when irritated or even angry at strangers is to picture how I would feel about them if they were a member of my own family. I think about others in their lives who love and care about them...their parents....their spouse...their children. It softens my heart and helps keep me from "othering" other people.
That's a great way to think about them Linda. Much better than George Costanza's approach of yelling "serenity now!" Thanks for reading and commenting!
I always assume 100% of us will be less than perfect on 100% of the drives we take. So I just expect mistakes and hope others are forgiving of me when I make one. This dude obviously did more than make a mistake, but he may have thought you were the offender.
We’re just as fast to point out others “mistakes” as we are to hope others give us grace when we make one.
So true Rob. It's much easier to notice the speck in someone else's eye and ignore the log in ours.