Thanks, Anne. Yes, as a matter of fact, quite a bit. I learned his first name (I asked) 😉 and the fact that he has a sister with the same first name as mine, his mother is 90-years-old (like mine), he is a teacher, and he has a place in McCall, ID (which is why he is not always at our church).

I also discovered he has a fabulous sense of humor. He makes me laugh. And it all started by not judging a book by its cover. 🙂

Like you I work at being non-judgemental… work at being the operative phrase.

Thanks!

Hi Greg: It certainly does seem to be natural to judge. Not so bad as you put it when we verify as Roy puts it 🙂 instead of dismissing someone for something so inconsequential as the clothes they wear.

I love when my readers come up with better ways to express the idea. Thanks for sharing your perspective, Greg.

I just imagine that everybody I don’t know is in my family. I judge them sometimes, of course, but in a joking and loving way, which isn’t really so bad I think.

I work with a client group who are often judged very harshly. my experiences have taught me never judge a book by its cover but take a good look inside… You may be pleasantly surprised by what you find.