Family Talk

How come people talk to there families how they’d never speak to a stranger? Someone you love, would die for and, would kill for, but for some reason, annoys you to death. Our attitude beats out gratitude sometimes and our tempers get the best of us.

Meanwhile, out in the world, a stranger seems to get the benefit of the doubt every time. We speak to strangers with compassion and understanding. We thank them in the warmest and most genuine tone. When our family members do something for us, they get a "thanks" that’s half-hearted.

There’s a practice you can start, constantly do nice things with zero expectations of reciprocity. How can you do something nice for everyone in your life every day? It can be something small, something large, whatever it is, do something. What’s the downside?