Reflection Prompts: Working with Judgmental Thoughts

Answer all or one of the prompts below. See where your mind and heart will take you if you let yourself write without a filter. Try to keep your hands moving the whole time. It doesn't matter if you miss spell words or create a sentence that doesn't make sense. Give yourself permission to find your breath, find freedom and awakening in your reflection.

  1. What type of judgmental thoughts do I most commonly have? Do I tend to judge self, others or circumstances more? What patterns do you notice are present?

  2. When judgmental thoughts are present, what do they feel like in the mind and body?

  3. What’s the impact of having judgmental thoughts? How do they affect your relationships? (even to self).

  4. In what ways has the inner judge supported me?

  5. What would it be like if I didn’t engage with as many judgmental thoughts? What other types of thoughts could I choose? (Get as detailed as you can here).

  6. Can you bring to mind a past experience where the judgmental mind was present? How would you like to respond differently in the future? Why is that type of response important to you?