The Attribute of Judgement:

Hello, my friends,

    I have been working on another skill. And this is the skill of judgment. This is an awesome skill. On one hand you can choose who you will be friends with, who will be there to help; and on the other, the power to protect yourself.  This has come into play many times in my life, from which way to take home, how hard to push myself physically and spiritually, how I'm going to interact with girls; to how I'm going to defeat the bullies around me mentally, and how I'm going to stay out of trouble! And one thing I have learned about judgment is, there is nothing wrong with making judgments; you just have to make the right ones.

   One important thing to know about judgment is, you are accountable for what you do. Meaning you will have to answer, in some situations, for the judgments you use. One way to make sure you are giving the proper account of what happened is to take notes on the judgment you used. I notice when I'm in class, I take notes; but rarely will I take notes when I'm teaching. And I have seen teachers who take notes, it's good. When you are a teacher, you have different opportunities to use judgment. You have a full class in front of you. Now, when you teach you are accountable for what is being taught. Meaning, if you are not teaching the students what they need to know, your in for it. One way to make sure you are teaching the people everything they need to know is, write down the names of the students, their needs, and how you addressed it.

   Another issue with judgment is, I had to do something about her/him. This is a big problem it seems for some people. Because people use the skill of subtlety, it's hard to communicate what they are doing. And sometimes you have to tell someone to only say good things, what you said hurt me, and I need you to leave. In these times, for some, their emotions are going haywire. Most people don't get confronted and they don't deal with these, most people don't see war! But when it does happen it is key to write down what happens because when you confront someone, more likely than not, they are going to the leader, complaining that they where corrected.  You have to take proper notes of these situations; you have to give a full account of exactly what happened because if you don't, you are not going to be able to "sand" this skill. We want this skill to shine, not be some rugged rock with lumps.

  I hope the next time you are at school, work, or church: that you will take notes of what is going on. You are going to live for a long time. And you are going to have to enjoy it. The best way to enjoy life is to live correctly. You can't afford making mistakes. And when you do, you need to go over your notes, and sand that skills until it shines.

Thank you very much,
Christopher J. Monson

I would like to give thanks for the word sand. I found this word while I was running on a track. There where football players training. And one moment the coach said "Sand it"! I knew exactly what he meant.