Judgmental thoughts are were you attach some kind of conclusion about someone. A label. A trait.

A driver cuts you off.

Judgmental.

I was cut off! That driver is careless.

Non Judgmental.

Oh, I was just cut off. Hmmm.




Wife doesn't clean up after herself or leaves a mess unattended.

Judgmental.

My wife didn't see that mess there? She just doesn't get it.

Non Judgmental.

Hmm. There is a mess there. Oh. I'll clean it up or ask my wife to (respectfully).