We All Do The Best We Can...

Hi kids, mom here....

One thing I hope you all will find in your own hearts is compassion.  I have come to believe that even though we don't always do the 'right' thing, or make the 'right' choice, or do what others think we 'should' do..........I truly believe we are all going about our lives, and doing the best we can with the information we have available to us in that moment.

Sometimes it's so difficult not to judge others.  We see someone doing something we don't agree with, or making a life choice that we think is really stupid or lame or just plain wrong.  Instead of judging, can we try to put ourselves in that person's shoes, instead?  We don't know that person's life.  We can't feel what they are feeling, we don't understand what makes them who they are, or what makes them make choices we think are wrong........

Sometimes, some of us get stuck in certain ways of being, and we don't know how to get out of those ways.  Sometimes, we can't even see that we are stuck....but everyone around us can see!  And it's frustrating to see those we love make the same mistakes again and again, and we feel like 'throwing in the towel' where they are concerned.  But it's not easy to be stuck in a certain way of being...even if we understand it's not the best way for us!  Sometimes, we think we don't have choices...even though we do!

I guess all I'm trying to say, my lovely children, is be compassionate to others as much as you can, even if they drive you crazy!  Until we have walked in their shoes, we cannot understand.  And if we can't truly understand, how can we judge?

Love to you all,

Mom