I'm Les Raymond.

Thanks for joining me today for another mindful tip.

Today's tip is on practicing compassion.

Oftentimes as we go through our days and we interact with people, we could just lose sight of where the other person is coming from.

And sometimes we could perceive things and interpret things that are just so far off of how they're intended and it could create negative thoughts or judgments towards that person.

And a simple trick to add a compassion practice to your lifestyle would be when you're interacting with someone, just taking a moment and being the witnesser of yourself of how you're interpreting this interaction and maybe challenge yourself to ask, what's it like for that person?

And see if that changes how you are approaching that interaction, whether it's a conversation.

This is probably going to be more powerful when the interaction is not all happy and perfect, let's say.

So someone that you get along with really well, you know, this might not be that effective.

But in a situation in life where you're having an interaction and maybe things aren't going well, someone that you have maybe a history of not relating well and butting heads, disagreeing, maybe even getting into arguments, maybe even borderline like a toxic relationship, take a moment, notice how you're behaving and how you're thinking about that interaction.

And then take another moment and say, well, what's it like for this person?

And really spend a moment thinking, what are they going through?

What is it like for them?

And see how that changes your approach and how you feel about it.

And see if in that practice you can create space, more space to respond skillfully with that interaction and probably more in a line with what you truly feel and the values and the intentions that you want to live your life by.

So it's a great practice, not always the easiest thing to do in the moment.

But hey, I challenge you today to wake up and practice.

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