"Letting Go" Part 1: Letting Go of Judgement
My first post in a series of posts on "Letting Go" is Letting go of Judgement. At first glance this may seem obvious or easy to understand but every day we make thousands of judgments about people, places, situations and events. These judgements can be made quickly (sometimes without even realizing it) or they can be things we actually think about for more time and then pass judgement. Some judgements come from our intuition and may be telling us that something doesn’t quite feel right or they could be coming from our ego telling us that you are superior to another or that you know better than they do? I am a big believer in Eckhart Tolle's book "A New Earth" so I feel that almost all judgements come from our "ego". As with a lot of these letting go principles, I think the main thing that we as Human Beings can do is try to be aware that our ego is trying to judge or label someone or something instead of just letting it be. Our life can be so much more amazing and special if we can at least be aware of this and try our best to simply let judgement pass and "let it go".
When we judge another person’s actions or behavior, are we saying that we know what is best for them and that we have the best rule book or the best solution? Maybe we expect others to see things exactly the way we do. But how can they? Everyone has been raised and progressed through unique situations and circumstances so it's impossible to judge why someone has done something or said something. Dr. Loren Ekroth states: “No two people experience the same reality, so how can we know what is exactly right for another soul?” Instead of passing judgement on people, all we can try to do is put ourselves in the other person’s shoes and reach across the difference of opinion to try and understand more.
In my own personal experience, I find a level of peace and comfort when I am aware of myself starting to judge something or someone. It is impossible to eliminate our ego and how it works, but if we can be aware of what it is trying to accomplish we can be so more at ease and not have to label or judge things. This is a great start to letting go, let me know if anyone can relate or has any other suggestions on how we can let go of judgement. Feel free to share in the comments below! Thank you for checking out the first post in this series and I hope to share more on the other topics soon! -- Adrian
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