The fear of judgment and the hole we find ourselves in because of it.

Hello world. The following was written 6/20/2017.

I have found myself having conversations of late with my brothers regarding closed groups, open groups, public posts, private posts, and open dialogues verses private messages.

In each of these conversations my brothers bring up their fears. Fears of someone seeing whatever it is they may post and share if a group is open to the public. Fears that what they post may cause upset.

All of these things come from a fear of being judged and found wanting and lacking. They come from a belief that someone else gets a say in who it is you choose to be and how you choose to express yourself.

Our fear of judgment is the tool being used against us and by us. Every label we call ourselves by was handed to us by someone else. If one were to write down every label they name themselves to be they would be shown the things they think themselves to be.

If one were to truly look at those labels, what do each of them have in common? First, they were handed to you by someone else. Second, each is a judgment and an opinion. Third, each label has rules, definitions, or laws attached to them. These definitions signify exactly who, what, when, and even where one is “supposed to be” according to the definition being given it.

Each of these definitions enclose us and trap us in a box of our own making. By accepting these judgmental labels as…