Have you ever practiced non-judgment? On yourself? My favorite parable is the one about the old Chinese farmer who has a son who breaks his leg and all the villagers say "What terrible news!" and the farmer says "maybe yes, maybe no." A few months later all the young men from the village get drafted to fight a terrible war and many men die. The farmer's son does not get drafted, due to his injury, and all the villagers say "Oh! You are so lucky!" and the farmer says "maybe yes, maybe no."
The message I take from this story is: don't judge. It doesn't serve. I like to take it a step further and try and be grateful for that which I might normally judge as 'bad.' Acceptance, surrender, softening are all words that help me do this. Recently I got into a downward spiral about where I'm at in my life. I'm 43, I have moved around a lot, I haven't worked at one job for a long period of time, I'm not an "expert" in any field, I know a little about a lot, etc. I was comparing myself to some of my friends who have slowly and steadily worked towards goals and are enjoying the fruits of their labor, and I was coming up short (in my opinion.) Luckily one of my favorite spirit guides (in the form of my husband) spoke some sage words to me and shifted my perspective. I am a human being on the path, I have a light in my heart, I love. That's enough for today.
This post is dedicated to the little baby born in India a month ago that has two faces. Had she been born in the West, she might be viewed as an abomination, a freak of nature. But she has been born in India, where she is worshiped and loved as the reincarnation of Durga. What an inspirational re-frame. It's all about perspective and the open heart. Peace.
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