Judgment - Personal Practice

I was asked a question that threw me for a loop.  The question was “What do you find fun?”  

This got me to thinking about all the things I do that I do not find fun.  I then had to question why I do them.  

The answer was usually commitment.  The commitment could be a task at work I don’t enjoy, or it could be some task that will be beneficial in the long run and worth the lack of enjoyment to get to the benefit. 

However I did find sometimes I do things that are not fun or rewarding and I don’t have to do them, but I do anyway.  This was a tough realization.

This question has opened a new chapter for me in life.  I see some learned or patterned behavior in the reasoning behind doing things I do not enjoy.

The awareness of this is challenging.  I find myself now doing things I don’t have to that I don’t enjoy, but I’m aware that I’m doing it and not enjoying it.  

This awareness is making all the difference!

I believe in time with practicing awareness in the activities I do not enjoy.  The ones I don’t have to do.  I will cease to do the activities.  

I’ll find room in life for more of the activities I do enjoy.  Or better yet, new activities that I’ll enjoy!

So here’s to enjoying the journey!

Judgment - Yoga Lesson

We are hard on ourselves!  So much so that often we implement checks and balances in our lives, to make ourselves feel better by putting others down.  Even if it is only something we “think to ourselves”.

When we engage in this behavior we really are only justifying our own insecurities.

The challenge is to notice when we judge others, to be aware of what we are doing and then question ourselves “why” we are doing this.

The answers you find are yours alone.  Our journeys are different and we have our own special ways of passing judgment, of being harsh on others, or ultimately ourselves.

Why not acknowledge this behavior and find a more positive outlet?

Embrace your Insecurities and Fears!  Know them!  Then let them go.