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 leave room for the ideas and participation of others. Let me seek out ideas better than my own. Help me to accept valid criticism so I can improve my ideas.
Help me to not hold superficial details against people. Let me base my decisions on what is actually important. Help me to be generally less concerned with aspects that don't have any affect on my own life.
Help me to believe victims stories’, or at least not dismiss them without cause. Let me remember that giving someone the benefit of the doubt doesn't mean giving them carte blanche. Help me to the get the truth of the matter and not rely on my emotions to decide.
Thank you for people that put in a little bit of extra effort to make things better. Let me make sure to show them I appreciate the way they improved things. Help me to put that cherry on top of my own interactions with people.
Help me to reserve my judgment towards people I don't know. Let me not base my assessment of people on the judgements of others. Help me be patient until I know who someone truly is.
Thank you for people that perform tasks I would rather not. Thank you for the many ways they simplify and clean up my life. Help me remember to appreciate them when I am in a position to help or thank them.
Help me to have faith in other people's abilities. Help me to trust in people enough to let them perform their responsibilities. Let me remember the successful results as evidence that collaboration is useful.
Remind me to be cordial to strangers. Let me remember other people's circumstances are very different from my own. Help me to bridge relationships over differences when necessary.
Help me to be more reserved in my criticism. Let me take time to consider other people's feelings before sharing my own. Help me keep my condescension to myself and be more diplomatic when trying to change someone's mind.
Help me to be a gracious winner. Let me remember that my own victory comes at the cost of someone else's happiness. Help me find it in myself to share my victories when appropriate.
Remind me to keep my negative feelings to myself when appropriate. Help me to be mindful of people that would be hurt by negativity. Let me find ways to constructively use my feelings for the benefit of others.
Help me to not let my anger get the best of me. Remind me of the consequences of my anger. Let my temper remain cool and my brain sharp no matter the anger provoked by the situation.
Help me to know the right time to conform and when it is best to do things my own way. Let me focus on the end result and the costs to get there more than my pride. Help me to focus on contributing more as a piece when I don't need to take the lead.
Thank you so much for the many different caregivers in the world. Thank you for those that serve us through our sadness and nurture us back to health. Help us to appreciate what they give of themselves so we can thrive.
Thank you for people that tell us the truth and do it with love. Help me to listen more to them and where their advice comes from. Let me nurture my own honesty and share it more softly with my friends.
Help me give people the chance to make amends. If I still can't trust them, help me find a way for them to earn my trust. Let me not lose my caution despite my open heart.
Help me to be more diplomatic when I need to be. Let me find techniques to separate my emotions from my arguments. Help me to focus on getting through to my audience and not “winning.”
Help me to bring more hope than negativity into the world. Let me reassure people in a genuine and believable way. Help me to find hope from others when I need it myself.
Help me to remember to celebrate the successes of others. Let me find creative expressions or gifts to cheer whatever the scale of their success. Help me to make sure they are proud of their accomplishments and the effort they put into them.