I think it’s pretty much agreed that it goes: Open mind: good.  Judgmental: bad.

 But are we being too quick to judge judgment?

Perhaps judgment is not so much a snap decision…as an early warning and detection device.

If it is instantly clear that a person, a place, or even a profession is not for you…is it better to ignore your better judgment and a read between the lines… or should you judge a book by its cover?

When you’re young, you whole life is about the pursuit of fun.

Then you grow up and learn to be cautious.

You could break a bone or a heart.

You look before you leap, and sometimes you don’t leap at all…because there’s not always someone there to catch you.

And in life there’s no safety net.

When did it stop being fun and start being scary?

I decided it was time to leave fear behind and have some fun.

When things come to easy, we’re suspect.

Do they have to get complicated before we believe they’re for real?

We’re raised to believe that true never runs smoothly.

There always have to be obstacles in Act Two before you can live happily ever after in Act Three.

But what happens when the obstacles aren’t there?

Does something missing?

A short while later, I had a thought.

Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back.

Maybe you have to let go of who you were…to become who you will be.