Here’s a new thought for you. People are like hair. I had a complete inspiration yesterday when doing my hair. When I buy shampoo I’ve tried several different kinds, I’ve bought things to go with dry hair or long hair or treated hair. I’ve tried different brands whether it’s Dove or Pantene or Herbal Essence or anything else. I’ve tried so many different combinations of brands and specialties within brands. When you walk down the shampoo aisle it can spin your head. Even beyond what I use to wash my hair there are also heat settings on my straighter. Now with that whole complicated premise set back to my original idea. People are like hair. Just because I want my hair to be a specific way treating it like it already is won’t get it there. My hair is wavy; neither curly nor straight. Living where I do it is also pretty dry. I can go and find the products that would work for my hair or I can keep buying whatever I want. I can buy something because it’s cheaper or I can buy something because I like the bottle or I could also buy something because that’s what everyone else is buying. If I want to have good hair days I have to put in the effort and time.
It’s the same idea when interacting with someone. They will always be who they are. You can either treat them the way you want to treat them. Whether it’s easier or the popular thing to be doing or for whatever reason you treat them how you want to. Or you can take the different route. You can treat those people how they need to be treated. You can put in the effort and time to have a good day with them. Some days it’s tiring because of how much effort people take but hopefully over time you get better at it and they get more used to how you treat them. Maybe people just need someone to put in the effort. To treat them for who they are instead of who someone wants them to be.
