Saturday, September 25, 2010

Day 56: Judgment Day

Look there! Me and Lindsey and the Wheel Mobile!

We went to the auditions today and had little success. Our only hope remains in the chance they select our application for the next set of auditions. The atmosphere was fun and there were definitely some characters among the crowd.

Then Josh and I went and completed one of our registries. Now I know why I dislike shopping with him.... He questions everything I zap, but then goes and gets things like a cereal dispenser..... really.... cuz the box wasn't good enough for the cereal...... I digress.

I was thinking a lot lately about more about my spiritual wellness. I've done so much focusing on forgiveness, and have now started working on judgment. I do not believe that I'm a very judgmental person. I do not judge based on appearance or association. A strong reinforcement of this is working as a nurse. I see psych patients, alcoholics, people who smoke and then get lung cancer, or others from bad situations or bad decisions. Yet I look past all that and care for them as if they were my own family.

I know that it is not my place to judge people. I do, however, find myself judging people when they do not live up to their potential. Usually these are people close to me, hence then I know their potential. For example people who choose to be in poor relationships, or choose poor career paths, or make illogical life choices: dropping out of school, living outside their means, etc. I want all my friends and family to have happy endings. I hate seeing people choose destructive choices over productive ones. I realize everyone has their reasons for making the decisions they do, but I can't help myself be a bit judgmental. I'm trying to be less judgmental. One little step every day.

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