Karmic Lesson

I think this is the first time in a while that I have posted twice in one night on my blog page. :] I'm kind of excited about getting twice the inspiration to post.
I was thinking about how karma works and the pointlessness of looking down on someone. Karma has made it very obvious to me that whenever I look down on someone or I think "that's wrong" - it's a completely different story when I experience it myself. We have our own perspectives and experiences and until we, ourselves, are in the consciousness - we cannot judge. A person is always doing the best they can at the state that they are at. It actually made more sense to me again when Charis told me, "When people don't like or accept something about you, it's something they don't like or accept about themselves." I would say that a more accurate way to say it would be, "When someone doesn't like something about you or accept something about you, it's something that wouldn't accept about themselves." BUT - when I went through my experience last year, I remember that everything I was judging other people about and I thought was wrong was currently something I did not like about myself or couldn't accept about myself. It kind of makes me see that maybe I'm supposed to be more concerned with my own workings then what others are doing. Maybe I should focus on letting them be exactly who and how they are without judging them or telling them they are wrong [WOW, that's a hard one xP But it's worth it and worth the try]. If I get angry or feel I have been wronged, I will do my best not to take it out on them and attack them. Yes, I think there is a time and a place for that. I do believe in defending what is precious and standing one's ground. I also think that if I can do more of that, than when I do stand my ground I will not be looking down on them but doing my best to be true to myself. There will be time to set boundaries and maybe even times to fight but the less I perpetuate guilt, the better. I can try asking myself in each situation, how would I treat myself in this situation?  Would I think it okay to tear myself down? Maybe I can place my hand over my heart and invite the heart grace into the situation. I won't strive for perfection but just to be aware that the other person is "me". And true love is for everyone, everywhere always and forever.

Elizabeth