It seems that all of us are guilty of making judgements about other people at one time or another. We can meet someone and stand there with a smile on our face while inside of us we are looking them up and down mentally finding fault with who they are. We compare ourselves to them in a very unfair way and we block trying to see the real person and are only left with our superficial thoughts about what is wrong with them. These are our judgements!
Why are we so afraid to acknowledge peoples’ positive value? Does it take something away from us? Is it our own insecurities that must make people less than we are? This is such an important topic in our life, but we fail to see its value when we are judging others. We are so conditioned from our childhood to view people as better than or less than ourselves. How much did we hear our parents judge others. where do you think we got this from and how much time today do we consume ourselves with judging others. How much negative energy does this create within us? We are so unaware of the damage we are doing to ourselves when we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.
Awareness is our only tool for a better sense of self. We must listen to our mind which wants to make us feel less than others. This is where are judgements of others come from, a mind that is stronger than our true beliefs and constantly putting us down. It takes our feelings and twists them into negative thoughts. Unfortunately, we know the truth that what we really are thinking in our minds is false yet stopping it is so difficult. Giving others credit when we have low self-esteem is so painful, but we must give up the need to be better than and see the truth in others. It does not make us less than when we can acknowledge other people’s accomplishments!