I used to spend a lot of time trying to come up with the perfect thing I could say to a person to get them to change their mind and act the way I wanted them to act. It never worked. Attempts at manipulation often don’t. Or if it does work short term, it creates ill will and long-term resentment.
Enjoyed this issue and can totally relate. The key, as you stated, is acceptance of the other person. Free will to choose goes both ways. Took me a long time to come to this realization. It doesn’t make situations easier, but it does preserve the peace and strengthens the integrity of relationship.
Enjoyed this issue and can totally relate. The key, as you stated, is acceptance of the other person. Free will to choose goes both ways. Took me a long time to come to this realization. It doesn’t make situations easier, but it does preserve the peace and strengthens the integrity of relationship.