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Destructive Patterns That Destroy Our Peace And Happiness
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5. Negative Judgements
Everyone makes judgements every day. People who say that they don’t judge people are not being entirely truthful. It is natural to assess your environment, and determine dangers or opportunities, including the people in your environment. The problem here is that we often judge people without having all the information we need about them to make a fair judgment.
When we negatively judge people, it’s generally in comparison to ourselves. We wonder why they don’t think or act like we would. When our judgement becomes dysfunctional is when we focus only on a person’s negative traits. When we constantly compare ourselves to others and find them inferior, not as intelligent, not as educated, not as rich, not as ethical, or not as “whatever”, this is when it becomes a problem.
Judging people, and assessing others, is a delicate and tricky business. The way most people judge others is a source of discord in society. Try removing self-comparison out of the picture and try to see how many ways we are alike, rather than the differences. This should restore a sense of balance to the picture.
Of course, these are not the only dysfunctional emotional states that can stop us from feeling contentment and inner peace, but these are some of the most common and most damaging.
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When we are living in these types of emotional states, we are harming ourselves and not taking proper care of our bodies and minds. No one can overcome these dysfunctional states except through our own work. When we take responsibility for how we feel, we empower ourselves to change.
Yes, you really do have that much power. All you need to do is take it!
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