But, man, I surely do it a lot.
She is complaining about her health.....(I step in- in my mind, not verbally - and judge about her unhealthy eating habits.)
He complains about his alcoholic son....(I step in and judge him about how he was not a very good example of that himself.)
She says her grandkids are unappreciative and ungrateful...(I step in - my my mind again - and think she has not been grateful for what her husband has done for her.)
YIKES, there am I...being the JUDGE....and yet, I DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE THAT AT ALL.
I want to think open mindedly and without bias or prejudice AND MOST OF ALL, EMPATHETICALLY; LIKE I WANT THEM TO BE WITH ME.
So, I must just try harder. When I find myself judging, I need to THINK DIFFERENTLY.
I need to focus on what they are really saying, recognizing that those are real challenges for my dear friends; my problems might be different than their problems, but I have plenty of my own.
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE JUDGED ON THE THINGS I AM SUFFERING OVER!
Life has so many lessons, but man oh man, it surely takes me a long time to learn them!
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