Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

“We can never accurately judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their
own pain and their own renunciation. It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path,
but it’s quite another to think that yours is the only path.” ~ Paulo Coelho
“To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or evil or imperfect is
to be one more person who has become a part of wrongness, evil and imperfection.”
~ inspired by Wayne Dyer
“Judging another person does not define who they are … It defines who YOU are
choosing to be.” ~ anonymous
Arrogance -- A Way OUT
Now that our tendencies towards judgmental pride have been identified, it is time to
identify some behaviors that can help you cleanse your ego-mind of this most-destructive
addiction …
Seeing as how all forms of arrogance are built upon a foundation of distanced conceit and
negative criticism, it makes sense that the “antidote” to such pride comes from conscious
behaviors that are grounded in a humility that gently cares & an acceptance that boldly
forgives … To cleanse ourselves of the cancer that is our pride, we must choose to be
humble, and to heal the festering wound that is our negative judgment, we must choose to
be accepting.
Some Thoughts on HUMILITY
First of all, it is important to realize that the Humility that I mention here is not the timid
“humility” we might have learned about in school or in church. Rather, the Humility I
champion here has nothing at all to do with humiliation or degradation or subservience.
We have been taught that to be humble means that we “bow down” before others – that
we feel somehow “wrong” or “unworthy” or “sinful” – that we experience a sense of
shame or embarrassment for which we must apologize … Please note that this is not the
humility I support.
*Real Humility is felt when one holds their head high – when he realizes that, though he
is here to serve and not be served, he is a servant whose Love is potent and vibrant and
powerful.
*Real Humility is seen in those who do not bow down in feeble obedience to another, but
rather realize that they are agents of the Divine; here to serve others – all others – in their
times of pain & distress.
*Real Humility is exuded in the mentality of the one who has an inner assurance that
their Love is potent and that their Love always makes a difference when it is given.
As such, real Humility is empowering.
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