1 Get prepared for the season by turning your mind towards kindness and compassion. There is a noted human trend towards being good at making allowances and understanding our own faults. Yet we tend to be severe and judgmental about the failings of other people. So we excuse things that we haven't got round to doing by saying how incredibly busy and stressed we are. Then we label other people useless and incompetent for failing to do what they said they would. This is not goodwill. It is not even fair. Usually.
2 Think about those things that are the opposite of goodwill. Try to weed out cynicism and negative thoughts. Eliminate nasty, suspicious attitudes.
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