A good pair of ears can drain a thousand tongues

You can’t change others. People can only change themselves. Still, you can help them improve themselves in a couple of foolproof steps.

1. Communicate that you like them exactly as they are. ‘Don’t ever change unless you want to.’ If you’d tell them that you want them changed, they’ll only hear that you hate who they are. We need others’ respect to get the energy to reevaluate what we think and do. When people argue with us, many become defensive and double down instead of allowing for doubts.

2. Be extremely cautious with fundamentalists and dogmatists (Trumpers, Cultists, Biblicists, Islamists, Scientists, Wokers, Antifas,........

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