From the Rick Hanson essay "See the Person Behind the Eyes", a poetic suggestion for how to notice the Good:

Sensing the deepest layers in people can nourish you in other ways, too. For example, I had a relative with a big heart but a difficult personality that drove me a little crazy. Finally, I started to imagine that being with her was like looking at a bonfire through a lattice covered with thorny vines. I focused on the love shining through and warming my own heart, and didn't get caught up in the vines. That helped both of us a lot.

(cf Find the Beauty (2011-04-03), See the Good in Others (2018-01-02), Untold Stories of Extraordinary Good (2022-12-24), ...) - ^z - 2023-05-29