When we live our lives with intent and purpose, we will, at times, cross paths with others who are living their own lives with an intent and purpose different from our own. I'm not sure I have the quote correct, but, at some point I've read that life is 10% what happens to us, and 90 % how we react to it.

By aligning ourselves in perfect understanding with what we call love, those things that confuse and bring us conflict become clearer in our minds, and in our hearts we will feel a greater compassion for ourselves and others. To whatever degree we have mis-named or mis-labelled our feelings and to whatever degree we have acted on those thoughts and feelings, is the degree the mistakes in our perceptions will become self-evident. This is what learning and growing is all about. To learn that what we call negative is sometimes not negativity at all, but is instead, simply someone elses point of view. I have learned that often when I feel conflicted about others beliefs it is a signal to me to re-examine the place I am coming from within myself. Am I being too close minded? Am I discounting the right and privilege of others to think differently than myself? For whatever degree I find that I am attempting to exercise personal control over others decisions, I've found that to be the exact degree of discomfort I will feel. If I am strong enough, I let myself back away and give them freedom to be the individual they are meant to be. I only need to be involved with others choices when there is a question of harming the innocent involved. I can make a choice to exercise personal health for myself, help others when asked, and allow others to learn the lessons they must.