This is something I came across just now and thought I'd share.  It's a compassion excersice. OBJECTIVE: To increase the amount of compassion in the worldEXPECTED RESULT: A personal sense of peaceINSTRUCTIONS: Pick a person that you believe is having a detrimental effect on your life & run the following 5 steps on them. STEP 1: With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: "Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for his/her life."STEP 2: With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: "Just like me, this person is trying to avoid suffering in his/her life."STEP 3: With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: "Just like me, this person has known sadness, loneliness and despair."STEP 4: With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: "Just like me, this person is seeking to fulfill his/her needs."STEP 5: With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: "Just like me, this person is learning about life."