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Daily Question, May 17

Who might I be wrong about?

  • Tahsin Tabassum

    no one

  • Malag

    I guess everyone I’ve passed some judgement on.

  • Elizabeth

    I think I might be wrong about my parents, and that they might be very understanding and supportive, mainly my Dad. I think I am wrong about myself too, in that I can achieve more than I thought I could, and I am stronger than I thought.

  • slawrence

    I’m probably wrong about myself, but too scared to do more than whatever it is I’m doing now.

  • SaVaLoS

    The girl who sold her soul that I am housing in what used to be my bedroom.

  • Ann Caudle

    The people who make it seem that they are close friends and confidants…and I sometimes questions them and their honesty with me.

  • Paula

    Same as Tery, anyone who I passed judment on.

  • reality

    No one 🙂 reality

  • Bob

    Been difficult to warm up to our new priest. New ?? Has been at our parish for over a year now. Young and seems to have new ideas on how to run the parish and school. He has some big shoes to follow and I’m trying to accept him.

  • Debra

    My boss. We’ve had our share of difficulties relating to each other. And then I shifted my perspective and approached and interacted with him from a point of view of acceptance. It had a monumental change for the ‘good’. Might I have not been looking deeply within myself until then? Absolutely!

  • Cathie

    Everyone? I only see people from my paradigm, try as I might to stand in their shoes, but I do not have the entire picture of the person.

  • TeriB

    Anyone who I pass judgement on.

  • Ed Schulte
    The “Who” in this question is accurately identified in to-day’s ‘Word of the Day’ ( re-quoted below). I accept that “wrong”-ing another, be it person, country etc etc requires HAVING that same behaviour within my own Personality. But standing back and seeing, by way of introspection and contemplation ….it becomes clear that the “wrong” is neither my Self or any other Self or Selves. As Joshua Emmanuel taught ALL human Selves are pure love and holy ….”so judge not”. Jud...

    The “Who” in this question is accurately identified in to-day’s ‘Word of the Day’ ( re-quoted below). I accept that “wrong”-ing another, be it person, country etc etc requires HAVING that same behaviour within my own Personality. But standing back and seeing, by way of introspection and contemplation ….it becomes clear that the “wrong” is neither my Self or any other Self or Selves. As Joshua Emmanuel taught ALL human Selves are pure love and holy ….”so judge not”.

    Judgement-alism is simply the Unconscious behaviour/ individually / collectively / whatever / which causes temporary confusion. So with that in mind my reply to the question is …I won’t “might be wrong”, I will definitely be “wrong” to judge about someone or thing, my self included. BUT, I will clear it way using ‘clear reasoning’ during my next Introspection / contemplation exercise, applying Thomas Merton’s great wisdom pointer “We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions” …and then….., by meditation, gather the gifts rising up ( like flowers growing out of manure) to drive it further “home”.

    “We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. “We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full”.THOMAS MERTON

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  • Michele

    It could be anyone … people put on false pretenses … you might have thought you’ve ‘known’ them for 6 yrs only to find out that wasn’t the ‘true’ them …. I also thought like Kevin regarding certain political figures as well.

  • Jackie

    My first thought was my husband who I have known for over 40 years. Could i be wrong about some things regarding him? My second thought was myself. Yes, i have known myself even longer, but maybe i am not completely who i think i am. Then i thought, potentially i am wrong about anyone. My tendency is to form quick judgements and opinions, and to categorize people accordingly. I don’t like this in myself and am trying to be more open-minded.

  • Lioness

    My brothers ‘new friend’. I always try not to judge and I have been thinking positive about his new friend. But because of the circumstances they met I have found it hard not to presume particular things. I will continue to focus of positives rather than negatives and have faith that she has come into his life for good.

  • Katrina

    Good question. It certainly gives me pause to think about those for whom I’m certain I’m right about.

  • devy

    Sometimes I tend to overthink things and believe that how people act and what they say is a reflection of me , and the old inner child starts saying it must be me etc… Trying to support the inner child and reparent them…Logically, I know that the person is probably going through a difficulty and their actions or lack of contact with me is because they are trying to focus on themselves.. this reparenting is another project in the works…

  • Pilgrim

    Who, me?

  • sunnypatti
    I have found out over the past several weeks that I was wrong about my department's new Team Leader, who was previously TL in the dept right next to ours. My judgment was skewed, and none of us originally wanted him to get the position in our dept. But he did. And we were forced, in a sense, to change our perspective (although I can only truly speak for myself). He is not a bad person. He has been interesting and fun to work with! And he actually encouraged me to apply for a higher spot and gave...

    I have found out over the past several weeks that I was wrong about my department’s new Team Leader, who was previously TL in the dept right next to ours. My judgment was skewed, and none of us originally wanted him to get the position in our dept. But he did. And we were forced, in a sense, to change our perspective (although I can only truly speak for myself). He is not a bad person. He has been interesting and fun to work with! And he actually encouraged me to apply for a higher spot and gave me guidance to help me get the job. Who’d have thunk it? 🙂

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