Oh My… it’s not easy to let go of our judgments.
They can feel and appear so justified and important.
But the opportunity we’ll be diving in today, hopes to show that letting go of our judgments [EVEN if we ARE right and completely justified] will scientifically make us happier and more fulfilled long term.
It is helpful to point out that it’s kinda impossible to live completely judgment free. As human beings, we love to judge, and there are so many reasons that we do.
But if we can learn to be a little more compassionate and accepting, we’re going to find out how significantly it impacts our ability to connect, to feel fulfilled and to be happier.
While the Dalai Lama states that Love is the absence of judgment…it could also be considered that happiness is an absence of judgment of one’s own self, and others, in the present moment.
We can’t find joy and peace and unconditional loving, when we’re holding judgment against another. [And our advanced resource today helps discern between judgment and neutral assessment in case you’re curious.]
We’re going to dive into the Step-by-Step Guide below to truly learn how to lay down our judgments, so that we can experience more of what we actually want in life.
Sacred Workout for Greater Love Choosing Happiness Over Judgment
- Consider a situation in which you are feeling very judgmental. It could be political, at work, in a relationship with a loved one, etc, etc. Let yourself describe it. Let yourself feel it and feel that judgment.
- What is the outcome you want? Yep it might feel or seem impossible…don’t worry about that right now...just be aware of the outcome you want the most?
- Now become aware of how you FEEL INSIDE in this outcome? So in this imagined outcome, how do you feel inside? Joyful? Free? Peaceful? Happy? Relaxed?
- Now answer this one simple question: Does your judgment help you feel this way inside, or not? [This simple awareness can be enough to realize that judging creates the feelings and experience inside that we want the least!]
- And final question: Can you feel the way that you want – Joyful, Free, Peaceful, Happy, Relaxed?...Even if the situation does NOT change? [If you answered No… consider that you don’t yet realize how powerful you are.] Take this moment to fully claim and realize that your life and your experience is up to you, and holding on to our judgments holds us back from being happy!
Choosing happiness and acceptance is the first step, and as we grow our sacred muscles, we expand into learning how to forgive as a way to heal and release judgment completely. The Advanced Resource for Clearing Judgments and Projections will support you in this expansion.
