Discernment in a Time of Uncertainty
“Through discernment, we recognize the good and find peace in the decisions we make, progressing ourselves to the future that awaits us.” ―Christina Schneider
With rapid changes, fake news, and the ease of finding ourselves in a bubble that tells us only what we want and expect to hear, discernment is a necessary tool in our chest of life skills.
Especially around using AI and ‘explosive’ news, wise souls are reminding us not to just accept what we read, hear, or see to be true. Practice discernment.
Only we can discern what is right and true for us in any given moment or decision point, but how do we strengthen our discernment skills? Psychologist Bill Crawford offers one powerful way:
“A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.” — Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
If the word ‘God’ is a stumbling block for you, substitute whatever word for Source, Higher Power, or Inner Wisdom you feel most comfortable using. Do you have another preferred practice of discernment? Are you regularly using it? Whatever works best for you, the invitation is to exercise this discernment ‘muscle’ or develop this skill to wisely guide you to the right next step and help light the way forward.
May you blessed with the inner strength to take the time for discernment and then be willing to follow this wisdom, even if it means changing your mind or direction.
“Be courageous and face this moment in time consciously and with all the discernment and clarity within your power.”
―James O’Dea
We Look With Uncertainty
We look with uncertainty
beyond the old choices for
clear-cut answers
to a softer, more permeable aliveness
which is every moment
at the brink of death;
for something new is being born in us
if we but let it.
We stand at a new doorway,
awaiting that which comes…
daring to be human creatures,
vulnerable to the beauty of existence.
Learning to love.
―Anne Hillman
