I woke up this am at the home of some dear friends who are quite wealthy.
So many thoughts running through my mind.
They have a friend who is a driver for one of the richest men in the world. When he wants to see a show, he has the entire cast and crew come to his home and perform the show there.
Our friends here are wealthy by the standards of the world, but they have many, many friends with significantly more money than they do. Perspective!
As I get older I’m so amazed at the wisdom of ancient teachings on judgement. Don’t judge or you’ll be judged Jesus said. This couple gives away thousands of dollars a year. They’ve probably given away millions by now. Compared to their peers in the entertainment industry they worked in, they live very, very modest lives.
This is so important to remember. So important. Love always especially when you want to judge. Suspend judgement in all situations and just try and love and accept people. Where does judging get you? It gets you to a place where you can point the finger and not look at yourself. In my mind, when I’m pointing a finger at someone, it’s my way of focusing on that other person. Where is my finger-pointing? Then that’s where my energy is going; just know that.
This isn’t the same as honest evaluation and critique. Judgment is a way of life and living that leads to a lack of self-evaluation.
Let them have their lives. Be grateful yours intersects for a few days every year. Be grateful for their wisdom and love and leave it at that.
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Last night, we sat around and talked before, during and after dinner. They are in their mid-70’s. Just listening to their lives is so helpful and calming and reassuring. I feel like it hit me last night how much we just need to be around people, talking and listening and walking each other along.
This is very different than pure knowledge acquisition. This is about being around people and feeling their energy and lives and feeling their love and energy for you coming back. This is not transactional; this is life-giving and life-honoring.