Day 121: Releasing Judgment, Returning to Clarity

This morning I started thinking about how we judge things from the time we wake up until our heads hit the pillow at night.

Something goes well, goes wrong, could have been better, could have gone worse.

It seems that everything has a sliding score from horrible to excellent.

And it goes on endlessly all day.

Is it human nature?

Is it our society?

How and why does this happen, that we are constantly judging?

And should we stop, or is there a purpose to judging?

Just a few questions that popped into my head in about five seconds this morning.

In A Course in Miracles, I read this morning about how we don’t really see each other because our vision is clouded by our judgments.

I also remembered that Louise Hay had a practice of saying all the things she was grateful for as soon as she woke up, before getting out of bed.

She would say she was grateful for her bed, her sleep, everything she could think of.

When you make a long list of what you’re grateful for before you even get up, that’s a beautiful way to start the day in a frame of mind that allows for being a little less judgmental.

I’ve done this exercise from time to time, and it opens and expands your heart in a really beautiful way.

Still, our subconscious minds are running the show with beliefs that are not helpful to being positive, loving, and at peace.

The mind is impersonal.

It doesn’t judge at all.

It takes what you give it and acts on it.

So depending on where your thoughts tend to go, you may experience more things going wrong in your day, or find yourself in more ease and flow.

Those negative thoughts and beliefs that still live deep inside your mind, and sabotage your plans for a beautiful life, are nothing but judgment.

It could be judgments of others that were planted inside you, just as much as the judgmental thoughts you have about yourself.

You can have what you want and be who you would like to be as you begin to let go of that self-doubt and guilt you feel.

You can start to release those limiting beliefs and negative thoughts by replacing them with more loving thoughts about yourself and others.

Little by little, you can override them and fill your mind with beliefs and thoughts that open your heart and allow you to accept all the good you deserve.

It takes persistence to shift these old tapes that have been running in the background for several decades, quietly shaping your life.

You can’t expect to do one meditation or prayer or visualization and have it all disappear.

You will slowly change your language, the way you speak to yourself, and the way you speak about yourself and others.

You will, little by little, change your beliefs by changing your thoughts.

And then you will see your emotional state stabilize at a higher frequency because of the calm presence you now have as a foundation.

Those negative thoughts and beliefs were never true in the first place.

They became beliefs when those thoughts were repeated and reinforced over and over.

Now you are gently reversing that.

And those judgmental thoughts will slowly fade.

Who has time to judge when life begins to feel this good?

You start to feel free to be you.

And you allow the same for others.

Today’s Gentle Practice

Pause at some point today before making a small decision.

Nothing big.
Something simple.

Take a breath.

And ask yourself:
“What feels true for me right now?”

Notice the first quiet response.

Not the loudest one.
Not the most logical one.

Just the one that feels steady.

Let yourself follow that.

Even in something small.

If this resonates, you can always reply and share what you noticed. I read every message.

With you,


Lynn