Discernment - a rocky path

In a noisy, modern world of overstimulation, discernment is a vital quality to possess Simply put, discernment is the ability to judge well; the ability to sense what to entertain and what to let go of in each moment and being capable to see things for what they really are. My own process of ‘judging well’ has been and is still a rocky path. As someone who has a strong inner reflective voice and is sensitive to outside stimuli, so much can happen in moments of decision making and during interactions with others. I would like to share some of the factors that influence my journey of crafting this tricky, yet necessary life skill. I share this in hope that you might discover something relevant to your relationship with discernment.

Most of my senses like to be involved in each and every moment, even when they don’t need to be. For example in a conversation with someone, I hear the words they are saying, I feel the feelings they might feel and I sometimes feel what they might be experiencing in their body (emotionally and energetically). There are times where I receive a wave of tiredness where I find it hard to stay focused and connected with someone. In pursuit of owning my experience, I might attribute the tiredness to me just being tired only to leave this person and suddenly have my energy back. Psychically, I pick up information through my thoughts from the spirit world. Psychologically, I naturally reflect on my reaction/s to a person to make sure that my reaction is pure and uninfluenced by past situations with this person, and from the past in general. The past in general is a huge Pandora’s Box encompassing influences of childhood, ancestral influences and in my world past life influences that we carry.

At this point it might be easier to toss it all to the side and live in a reactive state without considering the deeper meaning to a situation, but this would not be fruitful for my growth. These factors that influence my path of discernment include the past, present and future and in order to get to the essence of what is actually happening from moment to moment, the present calls for my presence. This is a demanding space to be as I am still learning and expanding my capacity to understand what is really happening. My journey as a messenger for the purpose of healing encourages me to confront all of these influences, but you don’t need to be on this type of path to better understand the dynamics of what’s happening in you, around you and through you. We all receive stimuli and messages. My journey urges me to understand these messages because I need to communicate them for myself and for others, your journey may be similar or completely different. My point is that understanding the way you are in the world and sifting through the different parts of you might bring much relief and clarity in your life. There are some people who take on everything as their own and others who take no responsibility for anything due to a lack of awareness and sometimes the unwillingness to be aware. I would like to point out here that it’s important to know that discernment is not only about truthfully seeing (from your point of view and truth) a situation outside of yourself, but truthfully seeing yourself and being okay with not being ‘right’ sometimes. Truth – oh look, another factor to consider in the Pandora’s Box.

My journey of learning discernment at a deeper level has been chaotic to say the least. However, I have discovered much relief and freedom in this process and most importantly I have opened myself to exploring my truth. If you connect with anything I have expressed here, I wish you strength and light along your path.