Judgement. We all hate receiving it, yet when we scratch the surface, many of us are living our lives judging ourselves and others. In observing my own thoughts and behaviors, I see where I judge nearly constantly, both myself and others. In hearing others talk, and in attempting to separate myself from the habit of gossip (even when I have someone’s “interest” in mind), I see how easy it is to engage in the judgement more than not. But is it right?
While I do believe that on some levels judgement is required, when judgment is overactive, we can find ourselves more and more miserable and separated from others more than united. Discernment allows us to make choices that benefit us and others. Without discernment, we would be frozen in the water.
When we feel that judgment no longer serves us, we must see what we want to change first so that we can make it happen. The next step is to replace one habit with another. To this, I’ve decided to give more spoken complements than silent judgements. This helps change the tide while also recognizing that, on some level, judgment and discernment is necessary.
May we each see the habits which no longer serve us, so that we may move forward, individually and collectively. May we learn to judge ourselves and others less and less, allowing greater compassion for ourselves and others.
Namaste
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Hi Tiffany, I finally found you again 😀
My site has had a meltdown and I lost everyone. I’m slowly rebuilding 😀
As for judgements, it is when we truly see our fear we discover that it was this very thing that encourages us to judge another, simply because of how we feel about ourselves. Once the fear is understood we release that need because we can see that we had been judging ourselves all along and mirroring that pain out into the world.
Glad to hear your voice again ❤
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Mark! Oh my goodness! Sorry to hear about your blog
It’s great to hear from you! I’ve missed you, too!
I’ve been quiet, was just considering a new post.
Namaste 🙏💜
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