Comments on: Catrien Ross on How Judging Your Day Creates Your Experience – Tao Insights From Mount Fuji

By: Catrien Ross

Catrien Ross — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:03:48 +0000

Ray, wonderful to see your smiling gravatar here, and thank you for your thoughtful comment. I appreciate your consideration of “mindfulness in relation to the judgments I make about other things.” It is indeed an interesting idea that can radically transform how we move through our day. Thank you for enjoying my writing – please do visit here often – I welcome your participation.

By: Ray Colon

Ray Colon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:52:11 +0000

This post was an eye-opener, for me, Catrien.

I consider myself to be an up-beat guy with a generally positive outlook on life, but as I read this post I recognized some of the judgments that you’ve listed. In particular, I’m guilty of uttering weather related expletives and the critical grunt upon first sipping the office coffee.

I’m always mindful of how perceptions affect the interactions between people, but I’ve not placed the same mindfulness in relation to the judgments I make about other things. This is an interesting idea to consider.

Although new to your blog, I sense a serenity in your writing that is quite pleasant. I look forward to reading future posts. Ray

By: Catrien Ross

Catrien Ross — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:38:59 +0000

Terry, welcome to my blog and thank you for presenting a way for us to become more deeply aware of of what is happening when we judge. Your insight about holding the mind empty upon awakening is very helpful. I would love to hear more about your latest project – for instance: What do you do in particular to become more aware of your judgements, and how do you dissolve your guilt feelings once you have opened access to them? I very much appreciate your addition to my post – you have started an intriguing thread. Any readers out there with additional comments or insights on this? The blue mountain is Mount Fuji, which is completely white this month, so I will try to post another image as it is now, covered with snow.

By: Terry Lamb

Terry Lamb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:07:43 +0000

Judgment has been very much in my own thoughts – ego judgment more than cosmic judgment, which (in the Tarot at least) is about the balance that the cosmos naturally maintains between inner and outer reality.

I have been aware of my ego judgments very much of late, as they are the source of guilt feelings. If I am judged (by myself or others) I may be found wanting, and I may feel guilt about my behaviors. I have been trying to get in touch with my guilt feelings but unable to until I started with being aware of my judgments.

In fact, I woke up the other morning with the insight that if I trace my judgments through my consciousness, I will have access to my guilt feelings so that I can dissolve them – my latest project.

If I hold my mind empty upon awakening, the result is often that the voice of wisdom comes through with a message like that. Well worth it.

Thanks Catrien for posting and for being in touch (and for the picture of the blue mountain),

Terry

By: Catrien Ross

Catrien Ross — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:17:34 +0000

Rose, thanks so much for visiting again. Your comment adds a really interesting perspective. The actual length of each of our days and then the awareness that with each second we can restart and renew. How does your day go when you feel as if you are living dog years? Thank you for the reminder about Earth School. Great days, every day.

By: Rose Rosetree

Rose Rosetree — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:42:26 +0000

And the truly amazing part, Catrien, is how LONG each of these days is. Do you ever feel as if you might be living dog years? I do, and unlike you, don’t even have dogs.

Even when I mess up with that not-judging part, one more second goes by (human or dog) and there’s a brand new opportunity to be once again.

Living at Earth School, it is just THE BEST, isn’t it?

By: Catrien Ross

Catrien Ross — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:59:17 +0000

Janie, welcome to my blog and thank you for your appreciative comments. Your hope of Valentine’s Day being governed by peaceful, loving thoughts adds an encouraging new dimension. Now, if I can look back at 9 pm, sure that I met the entire day with love and appreciation …. Thank you, Janie – a wonderful every day to you and your husband!

By: Janie

Janie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:03:14 +0000

Very nice. Just read it out loud to my husband. We’re both pleased to notice that so far today (at 9:00 am) we have met the day with love and appreciation. (Considering that as it is a Sunday, and Valentine’s Day to boot, one would hope that this day, at the very least, would be governed by peaceful loving thoughts.) It is a worthy goal to set the tone of every day with non-judgement.

By: Catrien Ross

Catrien Ross — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:28:10 +0000

Faizal, thank you so much for visiting again and for your important reminder about the power of our thoughts. As you say, our view of life truly does make all the difference – both in the way our journey unfolds and in how we respond to what happens. All the best to you in your new journey.

By: Faizal

Faizal — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:13:24 +0000

Catrien,

It’s always pleasing to read your posts. I love your style of writing. It’s calms me .

Our thoughts are so powerful. How we view our life determines what happens and how we feel about it.