For your consideration…..
Suspend judgement. This is the message. It is a rather urgent one I might add. And it is a difficult one, at least for me.
As I asked why it is so difficult for some of us, I was given a couple of reasons. One is the statement we often heard growing up from our parents and even on into our chosen fields from our bosses or colleagues. Probably we have said it ourselves, “Use your best judgement.” Do those words sound familiar? Yeah, and they seem HOPEful, confident and trusting.
Throughout our lives we have been encouraged to use our best judgement. Indeed it is what we must do to be successful. We need to trust our instincts, the knowledge we have collected, our thought processes and move forward trusting our judgement.
So where is the problem? Why are we being asked to “suspend judgement”? It is because we are so wrapped up in doing a good job using our best judgement we apply it to others. We forget that everyone has their own judgement system. They are acting on their own best judgement. And as we all know it may differ from our own.
When we dig in and try to force our judgments on someone else or them on us, we become invested in that conflicting energy and we dilute who we are. We become invested in the conflict and who we are and what we really stand for becomes lost.We can never really win a battle that overshadows someone else or them us.
Each of us must stand in and for who we really are and live it in our daily life. We do that by not participating in what we don’t believe in or what goes against our authentic self. Instead we choose to live up to the values of our best self. We will recognize it and we will know it because it feels right. It feels comfortable. It feels like home. It feels like love.
That is the HOPE. And so it is.
Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take…….
-Meditate/Pray. It is so important to know who we really are.
-Drink lots of water.
-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths. Mother Earth is just about through with her fall changes. Notice the animals around you getting ready for winter.
-Try to be conscious of when you are passing judgement. Let it go. Offer it up for resolution for the highest good. Throw some love and light on it and let it go.
What made me smile yesterday…….
-A beautiful football day.
-A great day with my Peanut.
-Peanut and I had such fun talking with Alex. My Peanut is so smart. We were just giggling in the car because we could “hear” the things Alex was not saying.
-Dinner with Peanut, Shannon and AJ.
-An early bedtime.
Love, Blessings and Gratitude,
Rev. Chris
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