Free Your Mind From Wanting People to Be a Certain Way

When we let go of how we want other people to act, we can ease into a calmer reality

Our ideals and expectations of others can taint our view of them and lead to unnecessary resentment. YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock

One of the biggest sources of difficulty for every single human being is the desire for people to be a certain way.

We can’t seem to help it: We want the world to be the way we want it. Unfortunately, reality always has different plans, and people behave in less than ideal ways.