A follow-on from my last post about my loveable but annoying husband.  And needing to be right.

The biggest problem with needing to be right is that it can get in the way of your relationships.  When you not only need to be right about your stuff but theirs too.  And when you judge the people in your life it just doesn’t help the relationship any.

I saw this happen to a friend.  She didn’t approve of some of the choices her friend was making.  And it was like a wedge between them because it’s tough to feel close to someone when you’re stuck in a judgement about them and they’re not measuring up.  But I’m sure her friend felt the ‘vibe’ too.  They didn’t have a conversation about it and the friendship over time came to an end.

I think it’s one of those things you either need to let go of, or have the honest conversation with them about your concerns and then let go of it. 

I’ve had issues with this one too.  And it’s always so interesting to notice, because the things I judge are things I have some kind of issue about too.  It’s something I have a tough time with, or wish I did more or just discovered last week - but for whatever reason - it’s a little larger than life for me which makes it stand out in someone else.

I’m listening to a Caroline Myss book on CD and yesterday I heard something that gave me a Wow:

“The greatest act of generosity you can provide another person is to withhold judgement.”