Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.
~Jesse Jackson
Judgement
Judgement is everywhere. We judge how people live, what they eat, what they wear, how they speak, where they are from, where they are going, how they look, what their relationship is about, their decisions, and the list goes on and on and on.
We can all get swept up into the judgement. Whether it's judging our friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors, entertainers, politicians or even worst yet ~ ourselves.
But how much do you really know about someone else's "story". Are you privy to all the happenings in their lives? Do we know every experience they have been through that have brought them to this place? Do we know every hurt, pain, heartache, joy, love, fear and happiness that has guided them to this very point? Probably not. More importantly, do they know ours? Definitely not.
So why do we judge? Is it normal because judgement seems to be around us every single minute from magazine covers to Facebook posts. The challenge is to hold up a mirror to ourselves when judgment starts. Why are we forming an opinion about someone or something we know little about? And why are we so uncomfortable in our own skin that we need to do that?
Understand that the only judgement that truly effects us is our own. Judgements are tiny mirrors reflecting back to each one of us what we need to work on in our own lives. As you start to become more careful with your own thoughts and treat yourself like the worthy person you are, judgement starts to fade away. The challenge is to start being aware and healing your own soul before you point the finger at anyone else.
