I'm All Right

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a conflict with someone where it was as if the two of you just could not seem to find anything to agree on?  You are at odds and butting heads because you can't seem to see each others point of view.  Perhaps you feel that if only they would see things your way everything would be fine.

Sometimes we become so wrapped up in our own point of view or in being "right" that we end up completely refusing to see all sides of an issue.  When I find myself in this situation what I try to remember is that there are always different points of view to every situation.  There are always at least two sides to every story.  We all see things from different angles, through different lenses or filters.  We each have our own experiences that form how we view things.  No two people see any event exactly the same.

What would happen if we would let go of the idea that different means "wrong".  What if we were to understand that there are no right and wrong views, just different ones.  What if we could accept that someone sees things from a totally different perspective than we do, that from their point of view they are "right" and from our point of view we are "right"....strangely if we can see that there are many points of view, all points of view suddenly become valid.

Sometimes when we look at someone it may be almost as if looking in a mirror at a complete opposite of ourselves.  Everything looks the same, but the reflection is totally opposite of our self.  What we have to keep in mind when looking in that mirror of opposites is that underneath that exterior lies the same thing, a beating heart that just wants to experience love.  If we keep this thought in mind while looking at others would it make it easier to reach out to them and accept them and embrace their outer differences instead of using them to force us apart?

Can we hold on to the idea that underneath all of our differences lies the similar need and desire to be loved and trusted and treated with respect.  Can we see that despite our outward differences we are all really  alright?