stop judging, yes I'm talking to everyone, and myself

Lately I have been trying to not judge people, the reason, its not our place as humans to judge eachother. I think the reason we judge is because we judge what we dont do. We judge other people for doing something that we ourselves would not, because we didnt have the experiece that led us there. So how can we judge? If there is something I have learned about people its that we all have baggage, and I'm not talking a small hand purse, I'm talking like five suitcases no matter who you are. We then cannot judge others, because we will never know what we would have done in their place, or how we would act toward people. I recently read about an excercise that you should do when you start judging someone. Try to find out what you dont like about the person, the character trait not the act, and then find it in yourself. Usually the traits we dislike about others we can find some what in ourselves. It makes it alot easier to dislike someone when we can relate them to ourselves. I'm not by any means saying I dont judge people, because I would be lying. For some reason its a natural thing for humans to do, but it is also a road bump to happiness, and I'm not sure about ya'll but whenever I talk about someone or think negatively about somebody, I feel awful when I really think about it. Another thing that helps me is to think of the persons family. They have a family that loves them. I cannot stand the thought of anyone even thinking negatively about a member of my family, so thats usually what does it for me. It's something to work at, because if we can get over all the little things and just spread the love, we'll all enjoy life much more.

just because I'm wondering, doesn't mean I'm lost

I don't want an idea or thought or anything to define me. We are constantly changing. Experience molds us every moment, to make us a different person than who we were before. Therefore it only makes sense to take in everything and use it to make up what you think. It is wrong to close your mind because of the past, because you are not who you are. I have also realized judging is wrong, but its something we all do. And whether its out loud or in our heads we all do it. I'm trying to cut down on that, just because I don't think its our place as humans to judge eachother. Back to the open mind thing though, dont close your mind because of what you believed in the past, because your not the same person. Open yourself to yourself, let yourself be what it wants to be. Don't push away change, rather welcome it with open arms. Love yourself every second, and never forget you have the right to change.