Why does judgment come so easy? Why do we go there? Why do we feel the need to review, analyze, critique, compare? And why does it feel so good to find fault out there somewhere, with others, with institutions, with life. We may gossip or complain, searching for the ultimate catharsis in the annoyances and disturbances of life. Interesting to ponder though, are we're feeling better after? Inlightening wisdom from experts of all walks of life contends that judgment actually has the opposite effect. Hmmmm....
So here's a rather profound way of thinking about things that are foreign, different, uncomfortable, unappealing. If we consider the spice section of the supermarket, we notice the expanse of flavours available. When we go to select the spices for our kitchen however, we merely look for the names of our personal choices and that's that. We are aware of the other spices - the ones we've not tried and have no reference point to, or the ones we're familiar with, but aren't our cup of tea - but we are comfortable with the existence of all of these options. Apparently, if we can look at people and things in this way, we may achieve a level of healthy detachment. Although others may make decisions we don't understand or agree with, we have a shot at learning to accept them, or at least be comfortable with their existence. Ultimately, it is said that when we make allowances for others, we make allowances for ourselves as well and that can feel pretty freeing. Very cool :)
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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