Because we have succumbed to a directional pull, largely generated from a handheld device of our own will, we as a whole have complied with compliance. We have become numb to what is and found by no longer looking up to see, there is a warped sense of comfort in this anarchy. With this hypocrisy of the desirable approved attitude that one does not really possess, we have sabotaged our future peace with the complete interference of freedom.

People are being trapped in the invisible closed curve of a never-ending loop. The choice is being made without realizing it’s been chosen to identify with the socially conditioned. Mind patterns of automatic behavior perceptions and inner serenity are becoming something from the past. Mankind has forgotten that people who are content and feel the capacity of emotion, especially compassion for others as well as for themselves, help others to find the same feelings of joy and contentment with who they are. 

Who was the teacher that delivered the angelic tongue to bribe those that listen? Those that listen forfeit their own slaughter to fill the palate with what’s being promised. The voice sings loudly and offers free tickets to be free while it scrambles to hide the gold and diamonds within the sacks of flour you’ve labored over and brought forth. 

To my dear troubadours of want, find an acceptance with what is, as of now, before the warrior king quiets all voices but its own. As this voice rings out, all that is, becomes all that was. Then what is will explode in volcanic madness. 

If nothing else, life is a jaunt through exploration. We are born into this odyssey and until our last breath we spend in this adventure; we try to make sense of what we have while seeking what we have not. We navigate through constantly changing environments while experiencing our external world. 

Simultaneously we bring to ourselves a vast internal world with a persistent awareness of spirituality. Just when we begin to find comfort in the calmness of spirit, we are handed a book of rules or procedures in belief. There is no right or wrong in believing. You might not be doing it the way of someone else, but your way is not amiss. 

Analyzing, we separate what is being scrutinized into parts and elements and then condemning them with judgment and criticism. This analysis alienates us from ourselves and from one another. We globally have created walls of separation, not just between individuals but also groups and nations. 

Judging others, and the ways of others, has become accepted as the natural way of being. It is not. It is unnatural and unjust. Judgment and criticism hinders and blocks compassion. It not only makes others wary and watchfully on guard, it removes the needed attention from your own life. 

With our thoughts, actions and conversations, we are all fantastically unique with an individually decorated design. How can we so easily judge one another? All that is asked of you is to follow your own path while being true to your own heart and way of being. 

Judgment is the mental act of evaluation through comparison or contrast. Spiritual discernment; the inner voice through whose expression we come into a larger realization of ourselves. Judgment is a faculty of the mind that can be exercised in two ways, sense perception or spiritual understanding.

Scientific studies have indicated that judgment is a natural instinct of the human brain. As humans, surviving and thriving are our basic instincts. As a consequence of this, we automatically judge people around us to determine if they are safe to be with. 

Now however, we have included discernment into the equation and allowed discrimination to penetrate the insight of judging others. We all know what it’s like to feel judged by someone. The distress can be felt for an immeasurable length of time. Judging separates us with discernment and then becomes a more personal and conscious path. 

People who are judgmental come from all walks of life and have various backgrounds. Judgmental behavior stems from a lack of empathy, insecurity, a need for control or a lack of understanding. People who are judgmental have rigid beliefs and are quick to make assumptions about others. 

People who indulge in judging and selfish criticism are usually triggered by weak spiritual pride. A holier-than-thou spirit is characteristic of those who judge. With their egotism they cannot understand why other people can’t see the light as they see it: Hence, they look with disdain upon other people.

With looking, seeing and hearing you are staging a reaction and response to everything in your life. This also includes the action and energy of a quiet pause. Other people and different situations can, will and should, influence your thoughts and actions, but you are the one that designs your mind. 

There are some that are continually competing with your attention with a constant barrage of situations. Your choice is what defines you as the conscience and unconscious choice shapes your thoughts. With all that is bombarding who you are each day, you must own that you are in charge and have the ability to make adjustments to create the mind you can live with.

– dbA

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