Think about it for a moment. How many judgments do we make in the course of a day, a week, a month, a year? We judge ourselves, and we judge others. We label things and people as being good, bad, right, wrong, ugly, beautiful, correct, or incorrect. Then we live our lives acting as if these assessments are 100% accurate.
When and where did we learn to evaluate things and people this way? We certainly did not come out of the womb with these deeply held beliefs. Somewhere along the line, we learned them. Recognizing that our thoughts lie can be a liberating experience for many of us. Usually, we judge ourselves even more harshly than we judge others. If we begin to notice the critical thoughts we have regarding ourselves and others, we can then decide whether or not we choose to believe them. Change does not happen without awareness. Once we start paying attention to our thinking, we can get rid of thoughts which no longer serve us in our lives or in our relationships.
Copyright © 2008 by Holly Cox, L.C. P.C., C.D.C.®
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