Mis-Interpretations

It amazes me how someone can look at another and determine what the person is feeling or thinking. The chances of it being on target are huge. It also amazes me how people take these interpretations and turn them into reality.

We take someone facial expressions, tones, body posture or body language and put interpretations with it. We can tell when someone is pissed off, sad, happy, scheming, whatever it may be. We then create the stories around those observations and act as if their real. We really take other people's power away when we've already determined what "they" have going on or what "they" are experiencing when it may not be anywhere close to what their reality actually is.

I've found recently it's better to stay out of interpretation. It's better for me to ask what someone is experiencing than deciding what it is for them. My goal for myself is to not put meaning on someone else's behaviors or actions unless I've asked or they've told me specifically.