What we think of other people tells us more about ourselves than it does about them. Most of our intense judgments come from disowned feelings about ourselves. The stronger our reaction to something, the more likely it is that we’re projecting. When we’re not critical, we still have the ability to discern but we won’t burden ourselves with the negative emotional reaction. We see what is and instead of judging, we recognize the disharmony and respond with…

Compassion and understanding.