Judgement, Acceptance and Love

I was looking for a video or inspirational saying of some sort to post because I feel kind of down today.  Part of it has to do with the theme of courage and in searching for the "right" message to post, I received the message to "just write it out"...so here I am!

When I have thought about the challenge of courage and how my week has gone including today, I realize there are aspects about me that I now know are still prevalent within me that are yet to change.  YES, change creates change but it is a process.  Part of our personality and way of being is ingrained, learned.  Even if we do not like these aspects within us and want to change them, it may take time...even a lifetime to change.  Today, I am frustrated and saddened at the same time with some of the people in my life...

I feel as though sometimes people are judged for their "flaws" or characteristics without knowing all about them.  And even then, there seems to be a lack of sensitivity to others differences.  I saw this surround me today.  The mood was light around me and the jokes flew but as I listened, I thought...did they give that person the benefit of the doubt?  Do they see how their words can be hurtful?  Or, how the jokes could be insulting to others, even if they are not the center of the joke?

Having asked these questions, I thought quite a bit about the fact we are all human and make mistakes.  At times, I believe we have all talked about other people for a variety of reasons...sometimes to make ourselves feel better or look better; other times to talk out our frustrations about others.  While all this holds true, it hurts just the same hearing it from an outside perspective.  I always think...what would it be like to walk in that person's shoes?  What if I was the one being made fun of or joked about?  What if I frustrated the hell out of someone and did not even realize it...to the point the other person needed to rant and rave about me?  All the while in my own head wondering how I can judge others doing this when I do it myself...you know, I am only human too!

In the confusion and sadness these circumstances have provided for me to ponder over, it has also led me back to the challenge of courage for the week.  Being courageous takes on many forms.  In the lesson for today, I walk away relating courage to that of the concept of imperfection within perfection.  We are perfect in the eyes of GOD, we are made in GOD's image.  Within our perfection is an imperfect mind or ego that will lead to judgement, frustration, confusion and sadness as I relate it to the discussion today.  I am not perfect.  I am confused and judge those judging others...In my own attempt to place myself in others shoes, I have allowed myself to be exactly what those judging, joking, misunderstanding others have done.  In this, I have the courage today to say I am not perfect...my soul is perfect and awaits my alignment within it's perfection but for now, I struggle as we all do with my imperfections.  I hope to gain more clarity and peace over time to understand how to become closer to love, understanding and most of all unity with those around me.

We all talk about wanting and needing to be united and not judging others but there are so many of us who struggle with this concept.  How do we align closer with this concept?  I believe the first step is understanding and accepting ourselves for who we are...completely and honestly with great courage and compassion. 

The angels puts it in different terms for us to think about.  Accepting ourselves and accepting others including the judgements we hold is an important aspect for us to continue to work through.  They ask for us to look at balance...weigh out what we see as imperfections, along with perfection.  Allow understanding and compassion for our human aspects to come through when looking at judgement and see that there is always a reason for these feelings.  They are rooted in fear.  Try to see the love that lives underneath the fear that exists.  Love is at the foundation of all things...ALL things.  Since these words from the angels just came through, it has given me more to think about tonight.  With that, I say goodnight and love to you.