Cut everyone some slack, including yourself

We need to cut other people some slack. I need to.
Everyone's struggling in their own way. They are.
To judge others, is to miss out on who they are. It is.
To refuse to be empathetic is to disregard our humanity. It is.
Especially when they are loud, obnoxious and annoying. They are.
That's when they need our love the most. They do.
And by loving them, and being kind, we render our hearts open. We do.
And when our hearts open, we love more fully. We do.
And when we love more fully, we truly live. We do.
Where love abounds, joy follows too. It does.
And where joy is, contentment and peace is there too. It is.

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