[staunch]

1. Realizing how life short is, how precious it is, and how much you don't want your life to have been about causing other people pain.

2. Realizing that everyone is doing their best, because no one chooses their genetics or environment. No one is trying to be bad at life, and no one is ultimately responsible for being good at life. Everyone is just doing the best with the hand they were dealt. Being incredibly understanding and forgiving of peoples' faults is the only logical thing to do.

The difficulty is keeping this in the center of your mind while your brain experiences real world stressors (see #2).