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Discernment
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Kimberly Hughes, M.S.Ed., ChT. |
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Using our discernment is using our power.
Discerning can be defined as judging for oneself the rightness of a stimulus or
activity at a particular point in time.
Yes, JUDGING. Some of us are not disposed to do anything like judging, feeling it to be a spiritually arrogant act. That is ego judgment, and it is a failure to
discern that each new situation is a mystery to be learned from through listening to our human and Divine support in the moment.
But we CAN judge for OURSELVES what is right for US. Not only can we, I believe it is our JOB to do so.
If we are truly "Sparks of Creative Potential" (or call it Universe or Goddess or Source or whatever) then we are given the tools with which to create. And since there are infinite possibilities all around and within us, it's got to be up to us to use our power to decide where
to put our own unique sacred energies in any given moment. Otherwise we're flying blind on someone else's idea of who we are and what we should do, and not connected to our own spiritual callings.
Discernment means checking in on as many levels of self as we can before we act or conclude things. Listening for the human side, the fearful child-selves, the adult self's passions and longings, the spiritual guidance from the Soul, the body's wisdom, whatever spiritual
traditions we choose to participate in. . . all these levels have lessons to teach us to help us discern. to help us discern and judge for ourselves how to use our sacred life.
Discernment is very practical in many arenas. Socially it helps us to decide which people are fun and nurturing to be around in our free time. Professionally it's great to have work that we discern to be fulfilling, meaningful, and to pay enough for a comfortable existence (in
as much as we have control over that, which is often more than we think!). Romantically we need to be very attentive about whom we mix our sacred and body energies with, and to whom we commit our intimate time/share our lives with. We are vessels of sacred life force, and it
matters that we use ourselves in the highest ways. It's what we're here for.
Discernment is using our power to choose how to use our sacred life energy. Trusting our own sources of our inner guidance as the last word for us. No one else knows better than us - when we take the responsibility to listen - what we should do when, whom we should
trust, how we should spend our time and other resources.
Many of us have been on the path of growth for a long time, working on our emotional and spiritual selves. This leads us to our own spiritual mastery: not mastery over others, but truly accepting ourselves as our own most trusted judge for our lives.
And then being ready to change course at the moment we clearly discern it to be right, for us!
As I see it, this is a crucial element of spiritual mastery.
© Copyright 2006 Kimberly Hughes.
All Rights Reserved.
Kimberly Hughes, M.S.Ed, has followed her own Sacred Self around since at least 1978, and is in love with her job of helping humans hook up their own “pipelines to the Divine”. She’s been a professional people helper since 1980. Based in the New York
City, North Carolina, and on the World Wide Web, Kim has been self-employed as a Sacred Life Coach, healer, singer, and consultant since 1995.
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