See it All, the good, the bad, and the ugly

Today I want to talk about something real. Something most of us don’t do enough

Taking the time to see the good, the bad, and the ugly in ourselves and '

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It’s easy to get caught up in what we think is right or wrong. But have you ever stopped to realize that most of the time, people aren’t actually “wrong”? They just have a different perspective.

We all think differently. We all feel differently. And just because I don’t believe what you believe, doesn’t mean one of us is wrong.

We forget sometimes that nobody’s perfect. Not me. Not you. Not anybody.

What if instead of judging, we listen and try to understand why someone believes what they do, even if we disagree? The truth is, most people can’t step into someone else’s shoes, not even for a minute.

I’ve lost count of the times someone asked me, “How are you?” and I said, “I’m good” when I was anything but good. I used to be the kind of person who wanted everyone to say, “I’m fine. because you did want to hear it. I didn't have to sit and listen to their story. "Now? I want the truth. I want to know how you  are.

Because I can feel it. Whether your story is full of pain or joy, when you tell it, I feel it deep in my body sometimes so strong it freaks me out. If someone is hurting and I see it happen, I almost feel like it happened to me.

Does anyone else feel that?

I’ve learned that there’s always more to every story. There’s what one person says happened…What the other person says…And then there’s the truth that lives somewhere in between.

But how often do we just stand still and try to see it all? To hear it all? To understand it all even if it doesn’t match our way of thinking?

Ten people can witness the same moment, and all ten will walk away with a different version of it. that’s life.... That’s human.... And that’s why it matters to just pause and listen.

It costs nothing to make someone feel seen and heard.

Stay true to yourself. Don’t ever let anyone tell you how you should feel or what you have to believe. Be kind. Be gentle. Be open. And don’t forget to love.

Compliment someone. Smile at a stranger. You might be the only one who makes them feel noticed that day. You never know how close someone might be to giving up—and how your kindness could shift everything.

I know it’s hard to sit with someone who’s hurting, angry, scared, or “just okay. "But just remember: you don’t know their whole story. None of us do.

Let’s slow down. Let's see each other. And let’s have faith that God will carry us through.