Help me to be more sympathetic to what other people are going through. Let me make it easier for them to share their needs. Help me to make time to support others despite my own preoccupations.
Help me to build relationships with the right people. Help me to bring friends into my life that are supportive and constructive. Let me see the ways to repay them the same courtesy and improve their quality of life.
Help me to not be condescending to other people. Remind me I am not always right and don't enjoy being wrong. Help me to be supportive of those who are wrong, and bring them understanding.
Help me to be consistent and reliable. Help me to find the level of responsibility required to be the person I am trying to be. Let my loved ones know that they can always count on me
Help me to be a better leader when I must lead and a follower when I must follow. Show me others' needs and the best way to meet them. Let me know when it is time to listen and when it is time to speak.
Help me to not lose track of the purpose behind my actions. Help me to not get caught up in trials that keep me from my goals. Let me find tools that help me to stay on target and not forget my objectives.
Help me to understand the origin of my problems. Let me understand the nuance behind a situation before I try to address it. Help me get to the root of a problem so that I can stop it for good.
Help me to understand the needs of others. Let me listen to their words and pay attention to their actions. Help me to not impose my own expectations on them.
Help me to find the right words when I need them. Let me know what to say in a given moment and resist the urge to stay quiet. Help me to choose my words so that they have power behind them.
Help me to appreciate a moment even if it doesn't work out exactly the way I expected. Help me to set my presumptions aside and enjoy things. Let me help others to accomplish the same separation from their expectations.
Help me find opportunities to be with my loved ones. Let me manage my time reliably and avoid disappointing the people I care about. Help me keep my priorities in focus through life's many distractions.
Help me to be more aware of the struggles of others. Let me develop the ability to see through the eyes of a stranger. Help me to advocate for those I'm in a position to help and do my best to level the playing field.
Help me to not treat animals selfishly. Help me to make sure their needs are met and not just my own. Let me not take their gifts for granted, especially for self serving reasons.
Help me to appreciate the hard work of others. Let me see that I am not the only person contributing to a task. Grant me the perspective to see how much my life is improved by other people.
Help me to perform to the best of my abilities in my profession. Let me find colleagues that collaborate well and bring out the best in each other. Help me to keep myself separate and wary of people that will bring me down or worse.
Help me to bring the right people into my life. Let the new friends I encounter clearly show their colors so I know how much of myself to give them in return. Help me to fill my life with people that enrich my heart instead of bringing it down.
Help me to reset myself when I start the day off poorly. Let me step back and push my frustrations aside. Help me to focus on what lies ahead and move past these difficult first moments.
Help me to be patient when I can't figure out a problem. Let me confide in qualified people when something is beyond my abilities. Help me accept good advice even when it's not what I want to hear.
Help me to remain optimistic, even when there is no reason to be. Help me to be hopeful no matter how cynical the situation makes me want to feel. Let my optimism spread to others, especially those that need it most.
Thank you for my hobbies and interests. Help me to not become angry or frustrated by trivial matters. Let me be calm through the challenges and remind me to not take them too seriously.