Being non-judgmental to me means staying in an "allowing" place with others. That doesn't mean that you have to agree or follow their lead. It just means that you make space in your perception to let them be who they are without judging their actions or opinions regardless of how you personally feel about the opinions or actions.
A trainer I once had suggested that whenever someone offered an opinion or action that we couldn't understand or went contrary to our belief system, that the question we should ask ourselves was "what must be the presuppositions that the person's conclusions are based on" or "what must he believe in order to think or conclude that?" It is a very interesting exercise and one that often created openings in my own belief system.
The next question was "do I believe any of that or is it near anything that I do believe or how does it differ from my beliefs?"
So for me doing my best to be non-judgmental is an opportunity for me to expand my perceptions, which is always challenging if not fun. Good exercise for the brain.
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