I'm Not . . .

The words that follow a declarative sentence that begins with "I'm not," is quite revealing as to what you are.

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Transcript

I’m Not . . .

Anytime you hear someone start a declarative sentence with the words, “I’m not,” it’s a pretty safe bet that whatever words come next, they are.

“I’m not prejudiced” comes to mind. It’s usually followed by the word “but,” and then a story that reeks of prejudice ensues.

It’s my personal opinion that we’re all prejudiced against something or a group of someones. It’s just a matter of degree.

Prejudice is a child of conditioning, and we were all conditioned. 

The key to becoming less prejudiced is to notice our conditioning kick in and interrupt that thought or action in midstream. The more often we notice and interrupt, the less often our prejudice will surface.

Outgrowing our prejudice happens in stages. First, we intellectually outgrow it. Our mind now deems it unsuitable and declares it’s not who we are. But, conditioning is slow to catch up. When that thing that triggers our past prejudice pops up, our first reaction may be the full blown prejudicial feelings we claim we outgrew. That’s the time to interrupt.

Just the act of interruption is a stepping stone towards less prejudging.

When you hear someone full-throatedly justify their prejudice, you’,re in the company of someone who’s unlikely to change in this lifetime. Don’t waste your time trying.

But if you want your conditioning to catch up with your stated desire to be less prejudiced or less something else, start interrupting yourself every time your conditioned self makes an appearance. 

How you’ll know you’re on the right track is when you don’t say “I’m not” a lot.

All the best,

John