Judgement

I sit in judgement about a lot of things, things I don't even know I'm judging. If you sit on the left, you judge the right. If you fight for reform, you judge those who don't reform. What would life be without our judgements? Who would we be without these wasted moments in our minds? Can we have opinions without forcing others to conform to ours?

Once I was on a date and he informed me by the conversation that he had very different views in politics than I did. I remember thinking, this isn't going to work. We politely finished the lunch and remained just friends. I was so angry with myself for my judgements that I chose not to do that again, and ended up dating someone diametrically opposed to everything I stood for. That, too, was a pretty difficult choice.

So, our opinions are important. Being with people who believe as we do is also important. The line of tolerance stops, though, when we either hurt others with our judgements or ask others to conform to our choices. 

Former Senator Bill Frist took my yoga class today and Wednesday. He's a very nice man. And I'd say, if he's taking yoga, he's stretching his boundaries and opening his paradigm to something new and wonderful. There was a time I wouldn't have thought it possible to be practicing yoga with a Republican Senator and praying for peace with one mind and heart. Today, it was possible. 

We make it possible in our lives when we open our hearts and minds to releasing our prejudices and judgements.