Judgment

People can be brilliant. People can be amazing. People can change the world.

The one thing standing in our way of our own brilliance and seeing the true essence of others is judgment. Judgment acts like blinders that blur our vision of people’s true character and potential. Judgment also removes humility, thus making it harder to learn from our mistakes and the teachings of others. And we all have something to learn from everyone else.

Love is the only cure for removing judgment. No one is perfect, and I’m not suggesting that by loving someone that all of their faults will go away, but it will make accepting people easier. When we accept someone, we take in the good and the bad. Loving someone means we treat others the way we want to be treated. And we all want to be treated lovingly, even when we are ‘being bad’. Think about it. By loving others, we love and respect ourselves.

This week, find the good in others. Look past their faults to their strengths and use that vision to help overcome conflict. Remember that people mirror back to you your own faults. That’s the negative power of judgment, but also the opportunity. People help to show us what we need to work on, if only we can get past our judgment.

All the best,

David Alvas