I decided to head into my day and not to judge. I was thinking of my fellow workers, my family and my husband when practicing. I have always considered myself open minded and welcoming of all people and especially my customers. How wrong I was. It started when I guy wearing a hoody came up to ask me for change. I immediately thought that he was up to no good because of his accent which I have now realised I associate as a "baddy" accent from TV. As the day went on, I noticed more. I judged the girl of 14 pushing the buggy not once thinking that she could have been babysitting. I judged the young boy who was looking at the stickers as wanting to steal them. I judged and judged but as I became aware of it and reminded myself through out the week, I found I judged less and I'll keep you updated.

I like the fact that he recommends silence. A while back I did a personality test and I was an extreme A. It frightened me and now I am learning to stop worrying and stressing as I do and as I have done for many years. I tried the silence and it felt great. I am going to keep this habit going and while I cannot fit in a half hour in the morning and sometimes not in the evening either, I figure 10 minutes here and there in your day will work better than none at all.The law of giving and of Karma have always been in my life. Probably a bit unbalanced, as I tend to give more of me than I have and I am trying to learn not to do this. It's hard but I'm already feeling the benefits and feeling more comfortable just saying no.