Our skills of discernment change over time as we develop new values and new abilities. We may hold ideal values but not be able to actualize or live by these values until we learn the skills that are needed to realize them.
The Learning Process
The final aspect of discernment is to choose and to take action or actions based on the choice we have made. We may choose a course or direction, but not follow through with the necessary actions, as a result of our lack of skills, discipline, or persistence. This is where our will must come into play. Willing ourselves to learn what is needed, to discipline ourselves, and to persist when achievements do not come quickly is part of the learning process necessary for intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth.
Understanding the Skills
INSTRUMENTAL SKILLS. Instrumental skills include our intelligence and manual dexterity to care for ourselves, to read and write, and to carry out the tasks of daily life.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. Interpersonal skills are the skills we need to express and manage our emotions so that we gain cooperation from those with whom we relate and work.
IMAGINAL SKILLS. Imaginal skills include the skills needed to learn from our experiences, to choose and to act creatively on complex alternatives, and to see and act on new ideas not previously considered.
SYSTEM SKILLS. System skills are the skills needed to see and manage all parts of a system, and to design and manage change in ourselves, in groups, or in organisations.
Need for Rethinking
In order to become integrated beings we must develop at least minimal skills in all of the four aforementioned areas. Skills and values are interrelated. When we change perceptions, this often leads to new values. These values are acted upon as we use existing skills or develop new skills.
The importance of developing these skills is highlighted by the challenges we will experience over the next several decades as Earth moves into the Fifth Dimension. In the past, change was more gradual and we were able to use our abilities of discernment in a more deliberative manner. We will need to recognize the need for rethinking our perceptions and values, for monitoring our decision-making, and for disciplining our actions as we use our discernment skills.
Development of our discernment skills gives us the opportunity to move toward becoming one with the Light and reaching the next level of our spiritual growth. This is the goal for all of us to achieve.
A Summary
Discernment if often considered narrowly as the ability to discern or select the "rightness" or higher vibrations inherent in a situation. Discernment is much more than this. Discernment is the ability to make discriminations, make choices, make decisions, and take actions which contribute to our growth and the creation of a better world. It involves four basic processes :
# Perception
While we may always have perceptions of situations, they may be limited to those perceptions which fit our self-interests. Quality perceptions require the ability to develop a mind-set based on the intents of ourselves and others. It is a perception of what is needed for the advancement of self and others.
# Intuition
Intuition is our ability to connect with our Higher Selves and hear the inner voice that speaks to us.
# Decision-Making
Decisions must be made with the realization that decisions create consequences and that not deciding also creates consequences. Decisions need to be made with care and with contact with our Higher Self.
# Action
Discernment requires action. Follow-through requiries discipline and the will to learn the skills that ar needed to be successful in our courses of action.
Learning the skills needed for spiritual and effective lives is a lifetime task. Learning instrumental, interpersonal, imaginal, and systems skills is an integral part of our personal and spiritual development.
This article is from the teaching of eternal wisdom.
The final aspect of discernment is to choose and to take action or actions based on the choice we have made. We may choose a course or direction, but not follow through with the necessary actions, as a result of our lack of skills, discipline, or persistence. This is where our will must come into play. Willing ourselves to learn what is needed, to discipline ourselves, and to persist when achievements do not come quickly is part of the learning process necessary for intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth.
Understanding the Skills
INSTRUMENTAL SKILLS. Instrumental skills include our intelligence and manual dexterity to care for ourselves, to read and write, and to carry out the tasks of daily life.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. Interpersonal skills are the skills we need to express and manage our emotions so that we gain cooperation from those with whom we relate and work.
IMAGINAL SKILLS. Imaginal skills include the skills needed to learn from our experiences, to choose and to act creatively on complex alternatives, and to see and act on new ideas not previously considered.
SYSTEM SKILLS. System skills are the skills needed to see and manage all parts of a system, and to design and manage change in ourselves, in groups, or in organisations.
Need for Rethinking
In order to become integrated beings we must develop at least minimal skills in all of the four aforementioned areas. Skills and values are interrelated. When we change perceptions, this often leads to new values. These values are acted upon as we use existing skills or develop new skills.
The importance of developing these skills is highlighted by the challenges we will experience over the next several decades as Earth moves into the Fifth Dimension. In the past, change was more gradual and we were able to use our abilities of discernment in a more deliberative manner. We will need to recognize the need for rethinking our perceptions and values, for monitoring our decision-making, and for disciplining our actions as we use our discernment skills.
Development of our discernment skills gives us the opportunity to move toward becoming one with the Light and reaching the next level of our spiritual growth. This is the goal for all of us to achieve.
A Summary
Discernment if often considered narrowly as the ability to discern or select the "rightness" or higher vibrations inherent in a situation. Discernment is much more than this. Discernment is the ability to make discriminations, make choices, make decisions, and take actions which contribute to our growth and the creation of a better world. It involves four basic processes :
# Perception
While we may always have perceptions of situations, they may be limited to those perceptions which fit our self-interests. Quality perceptions require the ability to develop a mind-set based on the intents of ourselves and others. It is a perception of what is needed for the advancement of self and others.
# Intuition
Intuition is our ability to connect with our Higher Selves and hear the inner voice that speaks to us.
# Decision-Making
Decisions must be made with the realization that decisions create consequences and that not deciding also creates consequences. Decisions need to be made with care and with contact with our Higher Self.
# Action
Discernment requires action. Follow-through requiries discipline and the will to learn the skills that ar needed to be successful in our courses of action.
Learning the skills needed for spiritual and effective lives is a lifetime task. Learning instrumental, interpersonal, imaginal, and systems skills is an integral part of our personal and spiritual development.
This article is from the teaching of eternal wisdom.
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