We are prisoners of our judgment

understanding

Judgment is essentially a strategy employed when one wants to avoid an uncomfortable feeling state. Something in the external world happens (someone does or says something you don't like) and, almost before the uncomfortable feelings can even be felt and experienced, a label is cast upon the other. Once the totality of the person's humanity has been fixed within the confines of some convenient label (jerk, liar, loser, selfish bastard, etc.), the labeler has spared themselves the … [Read more...]