8.12.15 " We have a responsibility not to let ourselves be judged."

 “We have a responsibility not to let ourselves be judged.

We do not have to accept others' evaluations of our worth, nor are we obligated to believe in their superiority.

        Whichever role we are assigned, we can stop the game by refusing to play our expected part.

        When someone suggests that our recent behavior has undone our right to exist, a useful question to ask is, "What do you want? What can I do to make the situation better?"

        This often reduces the Judge's voice to silence, because what the Judge really wants- but cannot admit- is to make you feel bad, not to get the floor clean.

        When we feel secure in our inherent value, we do not have to argue about our worth as human beings.

        Instead, we can attempt to solve the problem.” 

          Starhawk, Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery