Morning Mind Set: Everyone Is Doing The Best They Can

In this short intention-setting talk, join me in freeing others and ourselves of expectations by practicing a simple reminder: that everyone, at any given moment, is doing the best they can.

Music by AbstractSuperclass by permission; photo by Tim Foster via Unsplash.

Transcript

Welcome friends.

In today's morning mindset,

Let us set the intention of freeing ourselves and others from expectations and demands.

We can do this by reminding ourselves that at any given moment,

Everyone is doing the best they can.

Each of us was born at a certain time and place and to certain parents.

Each of us has our own particular mix of DNA at birth,

And each of us has had our own set of experiences.

All of these have brought us to this moment as we are.

When we see ourselves in this light,

We can see then others in this light as well.

Aren't we doing the best we can?

Isn't everyone else?

This understanding can be tremendously freeing.

It lets others off the hook of our demands,

What we think others ought to be doing but are not doing due to their willfulness,

Ignorance,

Or meanness.

It lets us off the hook too,

Both of our own self-judgment and of the way of judging others.

This is one way to free ourselves from desire.

So on this day,

Let us remind ourselves from time to time,

Especially when we encounter difficult behaviors in others,

That at any given moment,

Everyone is doing the best they can.

Have a beautiful day.

Reviews

I returned to this often. It’s two minutes packed with great advice. Thank you.

Thank you for reminding me that yes, we're all trying to do our best with what we've got. I really needed to hear this. 🌸

Really good points!!! Need to remember this. Thank you.

Yes, we are all doing the best. We can thank you and Namaste.

Bless you for these messages that are so inspiring!

I’m a grateful thankful Christian actor singer with kindness and courage to inspire people around the world with only gifts amen and so it shall be

I often remind myself of this. Everyone is doing the best they can, including me! I intend to listen to this talk again. Thank you so much.

A good reminder when our brains go into negative mode, short but sweet, thank you ☺️