As I was walking Snuffy the Black Nosed Beagle in the frigid cold this morning, I found myself singing a song from the musical legend, Ray Charles – “You Don’t Know Me.”

I always wonder about songs that pop into my head randomly, and this was no exception. After I wondered a bit, The Grasshopper showed up in his earmuffs and scarf and had this to say, “You won’t know me until you know you.” Now I had lots to wonder about.

I find that we know a lot about certain people but we don’t necessarily know them, that’s because we don’t know ourselves. We know about our likes and dislikes, prejudices and preferences but, by and large, we ignore our core.

Once we delve deeper than the surface, we find ourselves and everyone else. It’s here that we’re all the same; it’s only our conditioning that makes us seem different. It’s from this place of depth that we can truly say, “I know you” because it’s here that you know yourself.

Life is lots more peaceful when you know yourself. Knowing you helps you find the common ground with the common man, and as a result, you’re not looking for differences to disagree about.

This is not an exercise in conscious cataloging in an attempt to find all the ways you are like another; it’s more streamlined than that. You only need to find the one way you are the same, and then the differences can be celebrated more often than castigated.

The one place we’re the same is in our depths. It’s a quiet place of commonality where we get to know everyone.

If you’re looking for a little more peace in your life, get to know you, and then you’ll have all you need to know about someone else.

All the best,

John

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