Predominant thoughts influence your environment. Are they working to your advantage?
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Thoughts. We create them nearly every second in our lives. We cannot help it. It is part of our nature.
Our parents, friends, and environment have a strong influence on our thoughts. Our most powerful thoughts are often attributed to the influences of our surroundings. Your thoughts affect your relationships significantly.
It is compassion that makes all of the difference in your relationships. Here are eight powerful thoughts that can make all of your relationships better.
1. Race Will Not Impede My Ability To Show Compassion Towards Others
Race is an attribute that was inherited by birth. Some people are born of a race that faces more racial discrimination. In contrast, there are others who are born of a race who faces less racism.
The reality is that racial discrimination exists all throughout the world. The best thing that we can do is show compassion towards others. Try to understand what it would be like to be of a different race and how you would feel being faced with those challenges.
Utilizing empathy can dramatically enhance the quality of our relationships. Do not view the world as a spectrum of colors. Love does not care about colors. It will always exist, regardless of someone’s skin color.
2. Gender Will Not Impede My Ability To Show Compassion Towards Others
Gender is an another attribute that was inherited by birth. Some people are men. Some people are women. Besides our genitals, we are no different. The unfortunate reality is that there are people who will favor one gender over another.
Gender inequality is a real issue, which is why it is important to show compassion towards others. Try to understand what it would like to face the various challenges of the opposite gender. If we want people to show us empathy, we must give empathy.
3. Religion Will Not Impede My Ability To Show Compassion Towards Others
Religion is often something that we embrace during childhood. Commonly, our parents tell us why they subscribe to a religion and why we should subscribe it too. Religion is a choice. Whether we were raised in a certain religion or chosen one later in life, it is still our choice.
Nonetheless, religious discrimination is still an occurrence. I cannot control the demeanor of others but I can control my own demeanor.
I like to look at the good qualities of someone’s religion and make that my focus. It is one good way to preserve or enhance the quality of your relationships. If you do not know anything about a certain religion, take the time to learn about it. You might be surprised to see just how similar a lot of our traditions are to one another.
4. Sexual Orientation Will Not Impede My Ability To Show Compassion Towards Others
Like religion, sexual orientation is a part of our identity. Forcing someone to change their sexual orientation would be no different than forcing a horse to eating their own fecal matter. Sexual attraction differs from person to person. There is nothing wrong with a particular sexual orientation. People are entitled to make their own choices.
5. Politics Will Not Impede My Ability To Show Compassion Towards Others
Besides religion, politics is another thing that often keeps us divided rather than united. We all have our own political views. I personally do not care to argue about them. People share different political opinions because of their external influences. If you were born and raised in a household of Democrats, it is very likely that you are a Democrat now.
I do not care about your political views. I am just happy that you care about political issues within your society. Learn to appreciate the people that care about the nation’s issues.
The one thing that we share is flaws. They may differ a bit but we are born with some. However, our ego often refuses to accept the reality. It just makes us ignorant and arrogant, which ultimately destroys a lot of our relationships.
Over the years, I have learned that I cannot kill my ego. It is part of me. Although, I know that it does not contain my best personality traits. Therefore, it is better for it to lie dormant.
Not only will a dormant ego save your relationships, but it will birth new ones.
None of us is perfect. We all have weaknesses. How much is it going to cost you to show compassion towards others? Nothing. So, why not do it then? Why not start embracing powerful thoughts that will help you?
Another version of this article appeared in LifeHack.
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I agree, Douglas. Thank you for your comment.