18th Weekly Thought:

Don’t judge!

Judging ourselves, the persons around us, our circumstances, other religions, other societies or whatever is only binding our strength and a misuse of our mind. We can't see our positive vision as long as we are focused on the negative aspects. (This is why religions teach us not to judge!)

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We all know this judging from our daily lives:

The best example at the moment is that we have something against climate change; almost everyone does! And the result? We demand "We have to stop doing this and this and this right now to save the climate."The end result is the feeling that we have to give up more and more things and behaviours that we have grown to love. - and the future seems dull!

Another example is the so-called healthy diet: we read, hear and learn more and more about things that are "not healthy" and should not be eaten. The result is not that we become healthier but that we ask ourselves more and more insecurely: "What should I eat? What is healthy?" - And in the end we end up with the strange products of the fake food industry, food supplements or some extreme nutritional sects.

Another attitude present in almost everyone is judging others. As soon as a few acquaintances or "friends" meet, it starts: "Did you see what the neighbour did yesterday? "Did you hear what was reported about Minister XY on TV today?" or "How can people be so inconsiderate today?!" The very popular "shitstorms" in social media are also part of it. - And as a result, at first we all seem to agree and feel "in the right". What we don't connect with this is that we believe that others treat us the same way and therefore we are constantly judging and hiding ourselves. And we wonder about our increasing insecurities, fears, self-aggressions or even depressions. For some, even only mind-altering substances, alcohol or other "feel-good" offers appear as a way out. 

And those who have read everything up to this point are now saying to themselves: "Thank God I'm not like that!" ... Have you noticed? You have fallen right into this trap of our mind!

But it is actually quite simple!

Let's ask ourselves: "What seems to me to be a liveable environment for me?" "What is my body really hungry for?" "How do I really want to behave and think towards others and myself?"

The answer always comes from our Inner Voice.

And our steps show us how to get there, step by step!

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