Mindfully Free of Wanting People to Be a Certain Way

We can not ever control others, but we can control the way we react to others, and this can help us to let go of the urge to change anyone else, and focus on improving ourselves. ShutterStock

One of the biggest sources of difficulties 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.