People are kind,
friendly, loving, warm, gracious, giving, silly, adventurous, courageous,
forgiving, creative, deep, tender, generous, humorous, intelligent, strong,
leaders, successful, spiritual, elegant, caring, sharing, honorable, visionary,
removed, powerful, gifted, eternal, diplomatic, devoted, detached, serene,
receiving, purposeful, honest, impartial, ingenious, liberating, merciful,
loyal, nurturing, natural, observant, peaceful, joyous, patient, polite,
praising, grateful, harmonious, holistic, excellent, empathetic, encouraging,
determined, considerate, open, free, helpful, defending, cherishing, orderly,
wise, beautiful, surrendering, timeless, truthful, unselfish, valuing,
thoughtful, responsible, prolific, principled, reliant, inviting, modest,
outgoing, patriotic, praising, healing, global, inspired, just, steadfast,
understanding, compassionate, aware, appreciative, fair, agreeable, balanced,
brilliant, carefree, cheerful, confident, concerned, conscious, and humble. And
much, much more.
People are also
judgmental, deceptive, manipulative, dishonest, hateful, harmful, argumentative,
disrespectful, disappointing, attacking, seductive, abusive, take advantage,
ignoring, righteous, victims, inflexible, unaware, harassing, reckless,
dictatorial, rough, scheming, ambitious, confused, outspoken, weak, nasty,
selfish, rude, whiney, needy, controlling, struggling, stuck, closed, doubting,
outrageous, prejudiced, murderous, fearful, angry, arrogant, lazy, sloppy,
emotional, loud, uncaring, denying, excessive, clever insisting, envious,
obsessed, dull, hoarding, forceful, reserved, suspicious, punitive, cynical,
rigid, stubborn, petty, urging, possessive, pitying, lustful, superior,
condescending, preoccupied, critical, extreme, frivolous, indulgent,
destructive, exhausting, dependent, demeaning, guilty, apathetic, worrying,
cheap, hard, contrary, gullible, dividing, chauvinistic, cruel, pompous,
secretive, belligerent, agitated, resentful, taking, analytic, excessive,
dogmatic, calculating, manic, depressed, impeded, and resistant. And
more.
Accepting other
people "as they are" means accepting ALL the characteristics and actions of ALL
people. That which is perceived as "good" and that which is perceived as "bad."
That doesn't mean we condone it. It means will simply acknowledge that it
exists--without judgment. We cannot change the reality of how people are.
Sometimes people demonstrate the first set of qualities. Sometimes people
express the second set of qualities. The reality is every one of us possesses
each of these qualities. When we don't fully embrace a quality inside of
ourselves, we will find ourselves attracting people into our lives who exude
them. If it's a quality you reject within yourself you will react negatively to
others who more blatantly express this quality. Denying the reality of human
nature is stressful.
Do you really
want to dictate how another individual chooses to be in this world? Can you
really know what they are here to experience? Would you want someone to
sacrifice who they are to simply please you? Can you really know what is best
for their highest path of evolution? Giving others the freedom to be who they
are is an incredible gift. And, accepting others as they are in their
entirety--"good" and "bad"--is liberating to you. ~Mary E.
Allen: The Power of Inner Choice.: The Power of Inner Choice.