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Judgement

The Price of One Negative Thought

Levi Ben-Shmuel | Posted 05.24.2013 | Healthy Living
Levi Ben-Shmuel

Positive thinking is a good thing. But without being vigilant about the power of negative thinking, all the good thoughts in the world will not defeat negativity if you give it space to flourish.

When Good Parents Grow Ugly

Jackie Morgan MacDougall | Posted 04.03.2013 | Parents
Jackie Morgan MacDougall

Who says that the second we have kids, we're supposed to behave like saints, suddenly free of the baggage we've carried around for years? I personally wish someone had pulled me aside at a young age and explained that parents are just trying to find their way as they go.

It's REDBOOK's No-Judgement Day! And While We're at it, Let's Ease Up on the 'Friendly' Advice

Jill Herzig | Posted 01.30.2013 | Parents
Jill Herzig

I've discovered that friendly advice can sometimes make a small problem look enormous, and a decent mother feel like a bungler.

I'm Not 12 Years Old, But Thanks For Asking...

Lindsay Simone | Posted 12.17.2012 | Women
Lindsay Simone

So, next time you meet someone new, remember to be aware of your actions and aware of how said actions can impact others.

Yoga's Dark Side

Erin Motzenbecker | Posted 12.16.2012 | Healthy Living
Erin Motzenbecker

There's a giant pink elephant on the yoga mat, and I'm just gonna come out and say it. How come when I go to any new-to-me yoga studio, or hang out with a group of "yoga people," I feel more judged there than anywhere else?

How We Judge: The Observer Vs. The Ego

Hanaan Rosenthal | Posted 11.25.2012 | Healthy Living
Hanaan Rosenthal

Judgment has become known as one of the top spiritual sins one can commit. No doubt, judgmental statements that serve no purpose do drag us down. But when you think about it, how much of what we say is not judgmental?

Who Are You To Judge ME? (Maybe, Someone Who Cares)

Phil Cooke, Ph.D. | Posted 11.12.2012 | Religion
Phil Cooke, Ph.D.

It might well be time to rethink our outlook toward judging and being judged. Particularly in the Church, the mistaken attitude that we have no business judging other believers is so pervasive today that I think it's time to re-consider what it really means.

The Real Reasons We Judge Other Moms

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 12.28.2011 | Parents
Rhiana Maidenberg

Why do parents, in particular mothers, judge each other so frequently and harshly? In order to help turn my own behavior, I decided to delve more closely into why mothers criticize, instead of support each other.

3 Steps To Accepting Negative Judgment

Gabrielle Bernstein | Posted 09.26.2011 | Healthy Living
Gabrielle Bernstein

This week's vlog is about accepting and releasing those who harm us. When we feel attacked or judged by others our immediate response is to attack back. This never works.

Things I'd Like to See

Jonathan Schmock | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Jonathan Schmock

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I Don't Mind and You Don't Matter

Ilana Donna Arazie | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ilana Donna Arazie

We have to learn that we simply cannot stop the way people are going to respond to us. The only thing we can control is our reaction.

Study Reveals Who Stresses Most

LiveScience | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

A new Canadian study discovers age and gender play a significant role in how people respond to stress. ...

7 Reasons Why Sex Is Better After 60

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Jim Selman

But I think it's more than just the pills and the lubricants that make sex in our second half such a wonderful activity. Our Elders have finally figured it out--and they're having the best sex of their lives.

The Fearful Fringe

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Mike Papantonio

I was disappointed to see the San Francisco Chronicle begin 2010 with a story pandering to that crowd of Americans who love to be afraid. I was hopin...

Can I Catch My Friend Before She Jumps Off a Cliff (Again?)

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Irene S. Levine

"It frustrates me when friends ask for advice, then do the opposite of what I tell them and want me to feel sorry for them from the consequences," writes Liza.

A List In Response To A News Story: Take my Cats, Please...Seriously. I Want to Freak Out.

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

My cats or my future baby?: Barf on the floor; Pee on the floor; Has a brain larger than a handful of grapes; Not freak out when I want to dress it in a cute outfit; Not be covered in hair; Love me back.

"It Is What It Is" Is the Only Truth, the Rest is Interpretation

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

When you and I look at one and the same object of reality, say a hat, and you think it is great looking and I think it's heinous, the only thing that both of us can agree on is that "it is what it is."

Signs of Intelligent Life: Group Smarts

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gerald Sindell

When someone speaks, how long will it take for you to make a judgment about their knowledge, their communication skills, and even their intelligence?

Ask Maddisen: How to Forgive Yourself for Judging Yourself

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Maddisen K. Krown

Dear Maddisen, I am highly self critical, self judgmental, and even cruel to myself with my thoughts and my mental talk.

Crossing the Boundary

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Tabby Biddle

What held me back over and over from getting serious about this and taking my writing to the next level was the fear of writing from a personal place and others judging me.