When is the last time you thought or said the words, “What a Jerk?” The fact that those words come out of our mouths is evidence that we matter to each other. When we don’t feel accepted, appreciated or noticed by our fellow humans it stings. When others don’t live up to our standards it agitates us. Could it have that kind of impact on us if the other person didn’t matter in some way to our lives? Why else would I feel a need to judge or control someone’s impact? When your ugly brings out mine, no one wins. Imagine responding like this, “Oh no, one of my fellow humans is acting like a jerk right now. Something must be wrong.” Maybe compassion would rise up and draw beauty out instead. When that happens everyone wins. This week’s practice is to change the way we see the ugly when it’s coming out of another and notice what happens.
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