I am a judgy jerk today.
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I am a judgy jerk today.
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Sunday Reflection – Everyone Is Judgy
I am judgy. I am also human. With those two things being said I can say that everyone is a little judgmental. I hope partly because we need some level of judgment in order to keep ourselves out of trouble and avoid danger. But the truth is that we all judge one another.
We all label, we all assume. Is it right? Is it good? I would say that our imperfections lead us to do those things.
The thing we have to do is not use that as an excuse to treat others poorly although it happens due to human nature. My friends, we have to work on being judgy. It is hard work but worthy work. I just hope we learn to be in a community where we can live with one another despite our faults and other stuff.
Love despite the labels. Judge not or try not to. Be curious, that might be the remedy for being judgy.
I Was Judgemental, I Was Wrong
I am judgemental sometimes and its something that isn’t a good look on me or anyone for that matter. Being judgemental can do harm to people including oneself. Judge not says the Good Book but as a human sometimes you can’t help call things as you see them. However, what you see is not always what is reality. Some folks just are crying for help. As a person who has cried for help recently, I should always be more sensitive to those who are struggling. All I can do is ask for forgiveness and try to do better.
Rambling About Shaming
There seems to be a lot of shaming in the media today or perhaps it’s the bravery and anonymity of people on social media baiting people into saying really nasty and negative things. What I find sad is when people venerate people for being in their minds the best thing since sliced bread and oxygen while tearing another person down for not being good enough in their minds.
Peyton Manning gets lauded in these parts while Cam Newton is vilified for one reason or another. Facebook can be a bastion of judgmental people (I have been one at times) but there have been some venomous comments made about famous people because they don’t fall in line with their politics or religious slant.
Now I am not without fault but there are some who are very nasty because they have been taught they have to be to elevate their position in an argument. A lot of shaming is a result of hidden prejudice and discrimination. It seems like the volume of people online is deafening and disappointing. Maybe we need to turn down the noise and have constructive dialogue.
Maybe we should all chill out. Take a time out. Say something nice for a change.
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