We spend a great deal of time judging. It’s a necessary part of life in many ways, but it can also limit you from enjoying a peaceful mind. As a matter of survival, judging is useful. We evolved to where we are by judging what was harmful, what plants were edible, which people were friends or enemies, and whether we should stay or move to a new area. Survival judgments are necessary and helpful.
But now we judge far more than what we need for survival. We look at another person and decide within moments whether or not we like them. We judge others’ actions, the way they look, the way they talk and what they do for a living. We judge the weather and how it is going to affect our day and, often, our mood with it. Much of our internal turmoil is the result of judgments we have made as to how things outside of us could affect our position in life.
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