Fun fact: What’s great about giving up our judgments is we’re not actually giving up anything real. Yup, that’s pretty great, AND, of course, we’re giving up the majority of our suffering.
A Course in Miracles puts it beautifully: “In giving up judgment, we’re merely giving up what we did not have.” We’re giving up an illusion. And when we lay judgment down, we don’t do it with regret but with a sigh of gratitude because we’re free of a burden so great we could barely carry it.
Forgiveness is another name for giving up our judgments.
It’s also another name for pain relief.
Think about how heavy judgment is. Every opinion we hold, every “should” and “shouldn’t,” every label of good or bad – it’s like carrying a rock in our backpack. And most of us are carrying MOUNTAINS of these rocks!
I watch people struggling under the weight of their judgments: “My mother should have been different.” “My job shouldn’t be so stressful.” “The world should be more peaceful.” “I should be further along in my spiritual journey.” Rock, rock, rock, rock. No wonder we’re exhausted!
This is exactly what we address in Masterful Living – how to put down that backpack of judgment and walk free. Because here’s the truth: You can put it down. Right now. Just set it down.
“But Jennifer,” you might say, “how will I navigate life without my judgments? How will I know what to do?”
That’s where the Holy Spirit comes in. When you put down the heavy backpack of judgment, you make room for insight, inspiration and divine guidance. Instead of stumbling along under the weight of your opinions, you can walk lightly, following the one Voice that actually knows the way Home.
The beauty is, we’re not giving up our ability to make choices. We’re just giving up the illusion that we know what everything is for and what it means.
We’re trading the burden of being judge and jury for the freedom of being a happy learner.
All the ugliness we see? It’s judgment’s outcome.
All the pain we feel? It’s judgment’s result.
All the loneliness and sense of loss? They’ve all come from judgment.
So today, let’s get rid of the weight of that backpack. We don’t have to carry it one more day. It’s ours to relinquish and we give it to the Higher Holy Spirit Self.
The relief we feel? That’s the beginning of real freedom.
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LATEST ACIM PODCAST EPISODE: Why You Can’t Let Go (And How to Finally Break Free). In this episode, I share why so many of us spiritual students are getting caught up in anger and resentment about world events, and how it’s dragging us into depression and despair. I dive deep into ACIM Lesson 122, “Forgiveness offers everything I want,” revealing how every single unpleasant thing in our lives stems from holding grievances. Through my recent breakthrough with family resentments, I discovered that holding grudges is really about punishing ourselves – and I’m simply not interested in that anymore.
