A friend on Facebook posted this great article by Danielle LaPorte, who I’d never heard of till today but she is worth having a look at,for sure. This article is titled:
Curatives for judgement. (Please read before you interact with other humans.)
It is worth the few minutes it will take you to read it. Just click here.
Because we truly never know the story behind, or inside, the other person.
Jan 20, 2013 @ 17:58:05
Great pointer, Joss.
My therapist used to say, You don’t have enough information.
But this is even shorter!
Jan 20, 2013 @ 23:00:53
we truly just never know what the other person is carrying, sometimes underneath a smile, and sometimes underneath a frown.
Jan 25, 2013 @ 22:29:56
I agree with you both, and couldn’t have said it any better. So I won’t.
Jan 11, 2013 @ 13:59:25
Joss, This is amazing and I am grateful to you for sharing. I shared it on facebook and would love for all in the world to be able to read this. Thank you.
Jan 11, 2013 @ 14:20:57
I thought it was beautifully expressed and something, each of us, needs to read and be mindful of over and over. Thank you for sharing it.
Jan 09, 2013 @ 10:51:57
I do it. I try not to. I am on a journey to stop being the big “J” some days are better than others
*anna
Jan 09, 2013 @ 04:37:31
So true!!
Jan 08, 2013 @ 19:54:27
This was very powerful. What a great perspective and our society needs this thinking. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed it.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:11:41
I thought it was very powerful too. It’s so easy to forget that others are dealing with “stuff” that may be almost beyond bearing. I try to remind myself, when someone reacts or does something negatively that “it’s not about me” and I find that helps .
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:14:16
It does but I can always use a reminder. Hug, Barbara
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:55:26
oh me too, me too.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 16:50:14
Big one! Thank you for sharing this. It seems I cannot be reminded of this enough. I believe we are all truly doing the very best that we can no matter what it looks like on the outside.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:55:59
it’s a good reminder of exactly that – we are each doing the best we can at this moment.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 11:54:01
I FB this Joss. I do try to remember but too often after my mind has popped up a judgement of some sort! Thanks for the link!
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:56:40
and………..why are you and I not connected on FB? look me up Joss Burnel. i am the only one! hee hee, I love saying that.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 09:13:24
Very good advice, Joss. Thank you for this.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 17:37:36
I thought it was very well written.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 04:23:08
I have never been a judgmental person or maybe i was slower to judge than others and quicker to forgive, but then i swapped sides and i became the ‘you don’t know … ‘ and i saw things differently.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:57:56
it’s so true, isn’t it? Life brings lessons to us in many ways and sometimes it’s to fine-tune an aspect of our character we were already working on!
Jan 07, 2013 @ 20:12:49
I have had these thoughts many times and remind myself that there is an incredible amount of pain and disappointment in people that we do not know about. They carry on. What about people whose children are lost to them in one way or another? It changes you forever.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:58:43
we truly never know what news, what event, what circumstance those around us are dealing with. It behooves us, i think, to always be kind.
Jan 09, 2013 @ 10:20:20
I agree and kindness should be a given.
Jan 07, 2013 @ 18:56:30
Danielle pops into my inbox on a regular basis…I like her style. Thanks Joss
be good to yourself
David
Jan 08, 2013 @ 22:01:21
I like her style too!
Jan 07, 2013 @ 17:58:03
Many people pontificate that one shouldn’t judge others. This is nonsense: living consists of doing it daily. How well it is done, and with what sensitivity, is the real secret.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 22:00:12
yes I suppose we are always judging, the trick is to catch our self quickly and respond with a kind and compassionate heart.
Jan 09, 2013 @ 04:02:08
Just so!
Jan 07, 2013 @ 17:50:32
That is a wonderful piece of advice. And all of us can follow it.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 22:00:54
we can, can’t we? Every day we can choose to be kind, to respond with gentleness and to send a blessing towards someone rather than impatience or criticism.
Jan 07, 2013 @ 17:36:55
I really try hard to think along these liines. It was very well said. I don’t always success, but I’m working on it, and there are times I wish more people were.
Jan 08, 2013 @ 21:59:36
I don’t think any of us always succeed with this, Rebekah, but we keep being mindful of it and being gracious as often as we can. That truly does make a difference.