Hi, Jane:)

You have blanket permission to say anything you want ... of course, that "awesome" comment is most welcome.

Now you are really challenging us.  It's easy to be tolerant of others ... you simply only need to not outwardly respond negatively to whatever they are doing.  I practiced being tolerant with my adolescent children many times ... not saying anything and allowing them to be who they were at the moment, but not all that happy about it inside.

True acceptance is hard, because you have to do this both outwardly and inwardly.    The word "Namaste" is useful here, because I believe it means something like "The God in me recognizes the God in you", or as the Na'vi might say "I see you".

Superlative addition to the list:)

John