Honesty with a loving touch

[Jeremy]

I should clarify that I'm not always so honest. Take work for example. When I xray an obviously obese for back or knee pain, I don't tell them flat out that the reason they hurt is because they're fat. I skirt the issue as tactfully as possible which definitely frustrates me but I know it's not my place within a work environment.

Another example is my students. I have a certain level of restraint, empathy, and compassion for freshman because I know they will become overwhelmed or make silly mistakes. In this way, I encourage them based upon their relative reaction to any given situation. Now a senior I will respond completely different based upon the mistake that they make. If it's something they obviously should know at that point, I will display a blunt honesty that comes off as abrasive because there is a level of expectation of evolution.

I was just talking to my girlfriend about it and she made me realize that we all don't know each other's level of evolution which is where my misstep has been. I have this expectation that many here should have at least begun to begin how to balance their lower energy centers at the very least. Yet thus couldn't be further from the truth hence my need to adjust the ways I interact.