A New Year’s Resolution Sure To Improve Your Life: What If Less Judgement Meant More Inspiration?

December 28, 2009 by Jen Groover
Filed under Career, Featured

We exist in a culture that seems to have trained us from early childhood to judge, label, and critique everything (i.e., good or bad, right or wrong, hip outfit/played outfit) to the point that we’re now living in more of a Katy Perry song than a progressive society.

Obviously judgment is part of life, and in many ways is a survival skill, but we have to be careful to what extent we render it on our surroundings and situations. How about letting go of the negative, noisy, and pointless thoughts we sometimes derive of others and instead allow ourselves to be inspired? Inspiration is one of the greatest gifts and is the catalyst for “all things good”. It could be the source of new friendships, the next million-dollar idea, or that which leads you to identify a new skill set which brings happiness and fulfillment.

By recklessly and rampantly judging everyone and everything around us, we close our minds off to opportunity. We stifle our ability to be inspired and often invite ignorance and negativity to replace vision and optimism.

As we begin this new year trying to create better habits for a healthier, more productive life, I urge you to assess how you use your judgment – to judge your judgment, if you will. I encourage you to let go of petty biases and inclinations that may be quietly lurking inside and instead allow yourself more “space” for inspiration and positive outcomes. Instead of judging why someone is wearing something or doing something differently, wonder why they are doing it…it can truly enlighten you and become a source of inspiration to do something differently in your own life.

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