Judgment and Self-acceptance

If someone's behavior feels unjust or wrong, repeatedly recycling judgments about them in our minds is self-defeating. It activates our egos and negatively impacts our own self-esteem. That's because the more we condemn others, the more we expect them to do the same to us. This makes us unconsciously uneasy because we're actually judging ourselves in a round about way. It's important to establish boundaries and stop spending time with people when necessary, but one of the kindest things we can do is practice accepting others. When we do we learn to...

Accept ourselves