Don't hate the circumstance, you may miss the blessing
As long as I think I 'should' do it, I'll resist it, even if I want very much to do it.
I wouldn't expect someone who's been injured to hear my side until they felt that I had fully understood the depth of their pain.
Expressing our vulnerability can help resolve conflicts.
Judgments of others contribute to self-fulfilling prophecies.
Most of us live in a Jackal world where we take turns using the other person as a waste basket for our words.