Change and Judging Yourself

Have you ever looked at yourself?  Really "Looked" at yourself? 
I am not talking about looking at yourself in the mirror just for looks.  Yes, sometimes looking in the mirror can show Change that has taken a physical toll on a person, sometimes you can even read more into it than that; however, I mean delving down into the True You. 

Really look down into yourself and see who and what you are, how do you compare to your standard of what you expect of other people?  How do you compare to what you expect of yourself?  What rules, examples, actions have you set forth as a means of self judgement?  How have you Changed those?  How have they Changed You?

The rules, expectations, and standards of others do not apply here!  What matters and applies is what we have learned, understood and experienced in our own lives to set our own personal standards.  Age does not matter here, as anything can happen to anyone at any age and those happenings influence how we judge everything, everyone and most of all ourselves. 

Have you met or exceeded your standards?  Where do your "scales" balance out?  Good?  Lacking? 

Personally, I believe I am at an even balance.

I know I can do better! 

I constantly find myself adjusting and changing how I look at things and what I expect out of others.  Over the last year since I was diagnosed with Later Stage Emphysema,  I have found that it is much easier to Change others around me by Changing and Judging myself first, foremost, and hardest.

Effecting Change can only come about by Affecting Change.  (Like I tell my kids,  Look it up!  Who knows, maybe I got them backwards.  Did I?)

Understanding that Last statement will open a whole new way of Judging Yourself, and how you look at others. 

Let me know your thoughts.  (Even if you think I am nuts or if you have a differing opinion I would like to see it.)