How can we be more understanding of ourselves and others? Making the effort to see things from someone else’s perspective can strengthen relationships and your understanding of the people around you.

Being empathetic for other people’s position can help with conflict resolution and negotiation. Close-mindedness is part of our nature. But controlling our mind is the difference between constant progress and making the same mistakes over and over. You never know what someone is going through. Your act of understanding and kindness might be exactly what they need to lift them up and help them get through a bad day.