Look for the good in others and then to talk about it. This is a vital part of creating the atmosphere because it helps us get out of the world of competitive comparison. This allows us to build each other up instead of tear each other down.
For some, looking for the good in others comes quite naturally. For others of us, this is something we have to work on.
Compliments that build others up are only meaningful if they are genuinely given.
There is good to find in every person, in every circumstance, in every day, and in every life. The more we look for the good, the more we discover that there really is good to find.
Another concept is leaving a place better than we found it. For just a minute, let’s think about applying this to people. How much different would our world be if we tried to leave everyone we meet better than we found them?
If I’m encountering others and trying to learn about them, and if I’m investing myself in talking about all the good things I’m seeing in them—without expecting anything specific in return—both my life and their lives will be made better.
One of the great joys of life is relating to others and seeing their different perspectives and all the wonders of their experiences.
There is so much more to life when we learn to truly see and celebrate the good in every person we meet.
- Exercise:
Who in your life can you deliberately focus on seeing the good in?
Write down their names and begin to look for and speak about the good things you see in those people.
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