The truth of it is that we are all different. Even when we think we've discovered our soul mate, after awhile it turns out that there are differences--and those differences tend to irritate us!

Believe it or not, those differences are what put spice into our lives and cause us to expand (if we are open to it) and grow beyond what we ever thought possible.

So before you start putting someone else down because of the ways they do things that are different from what we believe and do--stop yourself and ask if there is something that you can learn from that person.

It's so powerful to open yourself to understanding a situation from another person's point of view. That doesn't mean that you have to abandon your beliefs but it does mean that you stop judgments and listen to understand.

Bono wrote about religions and governments co-existing for peace and we say that we need to start with ourselves, in our daily lives.

Stop yourself every time you start to criticize some one else and if you have questions about what they are doing, ask to understand their motivations behind their actions.

Just start where you are and remember that love is far more powerful than hate.