Honor – What It Is and What It’s Not – Part Three of Five

Have you ever wished that someone could really understand you?  I mean really get you?

It is so easy to be misunderstood.  Another way that we can truly show honor to someone is to try and put yourself in their shoes.

Instead of just thinking of yourself and your glorious opinion that you are about to share, put yourself in the other person’s shoes.  Think about who they are, what they are saying and what experience they are going through or have went through in regards to the current topic at hand.  Our experiences in life help to shape our point of view.

If you haven’t gone through what they have, then you may very well have a different perspective than them.  So put yourself in their shoes.  Ask yourself -if that happened to me, how would it make me feel?  Would I react the same way or different.

Don’t be so quick to get your exercise in today and jump to conclusions about them.  Listen with your heart.  Show compassion.  Display honor.

You’ll be glad you did.  You will also show them that you really care.