It amazes me that the number one cause of stress is the most practiced habit we all do all the time, and it is also the most pointless exercise we could possibly waste our day doing. It is also the thing that keeps our world solid and makes the universe seem like an opponent all the time. I am talking about JUDGEMENT.
ā€œI like this, I donā€™t like that, Iā€™d much ratherā€¦ā€¦, Iā€™d prefer to beā€¦ā€¦..,ā€ fill in the blanks, you get the picture. This judging of everything all the time is practically intolerable, but we do it anyway. This is what keeps the world solid and seemingly against us.
Judgement gives power to everything. Heck, when you think about it, you can give power to vanilla ice cream when you insist you like it better than chocolate, but the restaurant you are at is out of vanilla. See what I mean?
Judgement is the polar opposite of forgiveness.
I have a method for you to try todayā€¦.every time you start to judge anything, positive or negative, stop right there and forgive the thing instead. Then forgive yourself for having judged it. I bet it will make you feel very, very good, just like that creamy vanilla bean ice cream!