Be
easier on yourself, be easier on others. Judgmental attitudes and the
projection of shame cause darkness, not light. The fact is, the human
brain is a very complex and fragile organ; trauma and serious stress can
turn even a brilliant nuclear physicist into a person who can barely keep
track of their basic daily survival routine. The people around them will
either act as hammers and nails in their coffin,
or act as caring facilitators of their recovery. We all choose which
one of those we are being toward someone else every day. Do we act as
high and mighty judge and jury, condemning others, behaving as if we are
untouchable by the hand of fate and trauma, and not responsible or
accountable for the well-being of others? Or do we keep our brains
switched "on" and remember that we are indeed making a huge impact in
the lives of others, just by the way we treat them alone? Do we take
from others, or do we give? Do we blame and condemn others, or do we
understand what respect and empathy really are? Do we try to avoid
responsibility and accountability by blaming people for the things that
have happened to them, or do we act as true adults, remembering that we
are, actually, our sister's and brother's keepers? We choose, every day,
whether we are making a positive impact on the world we live in, or a
negative. We can't always be perfect, but we can always keep trying
