Sue Moon’s Blog

Periodically I choose a trait I would like to be better at.  This past month I’ve selected tolerance through accepting diversity.  In other words, to quit judging people, places and things because they are different than me.

What this usually does, and this month was no different, is bring into focus how many times I am doing that which I want to heal.  There was an article in the newspaper about a young woman attempting to get off of welfare last night.  So, I experimented with really looking at her picture and reading the story without prejudice.  My heart was softly open as I heard her story through the reporters words.  Then I remembered why I and so many others judge.  It is so much easier and less painful than really looking into anothers situation.  As I read her story so many feelings of hoplessness, fear, shame and then just anger/rage at a society that allows a group of people to have to live like this.

It’s no wonder we choose judgment.  How can we live with ourselves otherwise?

This week I choose to accept the diversity all around me and to do what I can to help ease suffering and pain without judgment.