Believe in the best

This is a mantra that is new to me, in the sense I have only been trying to abide by it for the last few years.

I don't remember when I first heard it, but it wasn't until a My Little Pony episode was on that I took real notice (yes, I watch MLP with my daughter ... and I am not ashamed to admit I like it just as much as she does.  I'm totally a Pinkie Pie).

Twilight Sparkles wrote a letter in one episode that talks about "believing in the best of your friends, for they have your best intentions in mind".

It is not just true with our friends - but with most people.  I apply this with everyone I come across anymore - innocent until proven guilty, you can say.

It was once I started to believe in the best in people, that some of my insecurities started to dissapate (not all of them are gone ... but we're working on it).

By believing that when someone told me something ... did something ... or even't DIDN'T do something ... it wasn't out of malice or rudeness.  They more than likely had your best interest in mind when they made their decision.

I try to keep an open line of communication, no matter whom it is, if there is any doubt that perhaps they did something that wasn't the best (at least in my mind).  By being open with my feelings, and believing in the best - my outlook on life has improved dramatically.

Now - I'm still human and fall back into old habits here and there ;-)  But thankfully those who know me, take it as just that - and know how I really am.

Try it - believe in the best of people.  You'd be amazed on how much better you feel in just a few days ...

Thanks for reading,

Nichole
*Be the Thermostat - Not the Thermometer