This from an On Being Krysta Tippett interview of Mary Karr I listened to recently:
“The problem with being judgmental (says one of the most judgmental people on the planet) is that the very voice you use to criticize everyone else is the exact same voice you use to criticize yourself.”
I don’t know that there’s much to say about that other than to acknowledge it as the truth – though it occurs to me that my self-critical “voice” has a tone that is just a little edgier, a bit more mean-spirited, than the one that criticizes everyone else. Still, neither is pleasant to hear.
It occurs to me... 