The other night on a call with my spiritual membership and community: THE NEST, I was reminded how we as people, creatives, and entrepreneurs often have a big fear of being judged.

The thing with feeling judged by others is we begin to believe we don't belong, that we're being attacked, we're not safe or will be abandoned.

It can also leave us feeling like we’re somehow wrong or that we’re not lovable, worthy or “good enough” because … fill in the blank … it comes up in a thousand different ways.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about the reality that as human beings, we pretty much all judge. It’s unfortunately what our ego-mind and in turn people do to one another.

The ego loves to make us “special” through either feeling superior to others or “shittier” than others. Ha!

Eventually because of this state of mind, we find ourselves in a pattern of not only being somebody who judges, but also in the fear and feeling of being on the receiving end of other’s judgment. (And we all know how that feels.)

For this reason, so many people will not pursue their dreams, they won’t start that business, or write that book because they believe they can’t show up fully as themselves without being judged, attacked, made fun of or called out.

It's all a racket run by the ego, and we don't have to be held hostage to it.

We know how much it hurts to be in the aim and fire of somebody else's attack of judgment.

So let's do our part and have the change start with us and choose today to stop doing it first and foremost, both to ourselves and to each other.

KK's Takeaways:

• You Are Meant To Shine (3:00)
• I’m More Afraid Not To (8:17)
• We Magnify Our Flaws (13:00)
• It Has To Start With Us (19:35)
• Host To God & Love (26:00)

Karen Kenney is a Certified Spiritual Mentor, Certified Hypnotist, writer, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST, a powerful & practical online spiritual membership, mentorship & community.

She’s been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for close to three decades, a certified yoga teacher for 20+ years and is a longtime practitioner of Passage Meditation. She’s also a certified Gateless Writing Instructor, transformational retreat leader and has been an “accidental entrepreneur” for over 20 years.

KK grew up in Lawrence & Boston, MA, and graduated from Boston University with a degree in Communications. She’s known for her storytelling, her sense of humor and her no BS approach to Spirituality.

It’s part of Karen’s calling to help people rewrite their old stories, shift their perception from fear to Love, and deepen their connection to Self, Source & Spirit! She calls this transformational work, Your Story to Your Glory and it lights her up to see how putting this “down to earth” Divine alchemy into action, helps people to feel more empowered, happy, grateful and peaceful in their everyday lives!

A sought-after speaker, spiritual teacher, and wicked fun guest for podcasts, live events, group retreats and mastermind programs, Karen’s been invited to speak & teach on various platforms, stages & retreat centers across the country, including leading four weeklong workshops at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.