The L Sticker in Life: Being Compassionate When It's Hard 

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We talked about how to be compassionate with yourself, but what about when it comes to others, even when it's hard?

🚗Let's take a detour. Picture this: You see a car in the road driving really slow, swerving out of the lane and generally driving really badly.

🤬You'd probably be thinking that they're an idiot, that they don't know how to drive, and you might feel frustrated, angry even #RoadRage. 

✅Now imagine that they've got a big fat L sticker- for learner, and then all of a sudden it kind of makes sense.

✅You're patient with them, you move out the way, give them enough space and get on with it.

In both situations it's the same action- bad driving, but your response and how you feel is totally different. 

Judgement vs Compassion.

👉Here's the thing though, in real life, we don't walk around with stickers on our forehead. There's no big sign saying 'having a bad day' 'need space' 'lonely' 'pissed off' 'depressed' 'anxious' etc etc. People don't always announce what they're going through in big bold letters, this goes for strangers or even friends and family.

So, this is just a reminder to try to show up from a place of kindness when we can. How others treat us isn't always personal, but is often a reflection of their inner world. This doesn't excuse or condone people's behaviour, it doesn't mean you have to forgive, it just shows understanding that other people are human too. 

👉P.S. Remember to put up your own sticker when you need to- other people aren't mind readers. Sometimes you need to communicate what you want or don't want from others. Do you want advice? Someone to listen? Do you want more alone time for yourself? Communicating your needs, laying on even a small sticker, can go a long way.

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