05/03/2020
WOW, does anyone else feel the sting from this post 😮
I didn't like when I first read it back in the day... but that's only because I didn't like the truth it's emanating. We judge people in areas we haven't forgiven ourselves. We judge people for behaving in ways we're not proud of. We judge people because it makes them "separate" from us and puts us on a righteous pedestal.
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The sad thing about judgement though is that it means we're disconnected from our own compassion. It means we're not in our hearts. When we get to know ourselves, our story, and our shame, we can see another and the depths of their story. It doesn't mean we agree with, or are saying, "it's okay to do what you do." It's saying, "it's not okay, but let me meet you in the space that learned that that is is the best choice for you."
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Wherever you judge, look for where you haven't healed and loved yourself and given yourself grace. I promise they're connected... Although I hated that truth when I finally understood it... cause then I had work to do. The tender work of loving a part of myself I believed was unlovable. As Brene says, "Shame can only thrive in secrecy." Bring it out. Bring you out. And love every part of your messy-ness. It's that part of you that's most human. That's who I want to get to know.
