Start With ‘I Love You’

It can be hard to be patient, compassionate, and loving, but these are all qualities I think we could use more of, especially during the holiday season.

I’ve set a goal (that I borrowed from comedian Whitney Cummings), that when dealing with anyone this week, I’ll say ‘I love you’ in my head before engaging in conversation with them. According to Cummings (and common sense), your interaction will go much better as a result.

We’ll see how it goes, and I encourage you to do the same.

Since it’s the holidays, and memes that say things like ‘It’s been lovely, but I have to scream now’ can be found on social media more than usual, I thought this tip might be helpful for surviving extra time with family members, and maybe this will even make it onto your list of goals for the new year.

Happy living, loving, and learning!

(Special Note: I actually look forward to spending my winter vacation with my family every year, otherwise I would pull a Four Christmases and come up with an excuse to opt out. However, I wrote the post above after reading about Whitney Cummings’ successes in Tools of Titans, and I agree that having love for family and those around you is generally a good rule of thumb!)