We were talking with a doctor last night who shared when she encounters a difficult patient and ends up leaving the hospital room somewhat frustrated, she tries to remember an insight a chaplain gave her, “come back the next time with compassion.”
After this doctor shared her insight it occurred to me how it could be applied not only to interactions between doctors and patients, but also friends, family members, and those who frustrate us as we move through our day. And that insight is, whenever we have a difficult conversation, or encounter, we then decide and plan how to come back with compassion.
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