How do we know when something or someone we come in contact with is off? There will be times when we come across people who seem to have all of the answers and seem to be doing all of the "right" things and we may feel compelled to in a sense follow them or cling to them and their ideas and point of views. What we have to remember is that we always have to use our own discernment with everything we encounter in our world. We have been given a natural intuition, a sort of radar to help us know what rings true for us and what speaks to our soul and will keep us on our own path.
We all have our own path to follow, no one has a specific path that is the only path for us to be on, if someone tells us they have the only way, this might be an indicator that we should pay close attention to what is being said, feel for our self what we agree with and what we don't, listen for what rings true for us and what doesn't. These people may be on the "right" path for them, but that does not mean it is the path for everyone and it does not mean that we have to follow their exact path.
Another good indicator is the person's actions. Observe closely, listen and see if the persons actions follow their words. Are they speaking of one thing and acting out in another way? Do they speak of love and then display judgment and hate? Do they speak of Oneness and then shut themselves away from others or avoid groups. Do they speak of the light within us all and then act as if only they have the true light? Do they speak of understanding and then act as if they have no understanding of their own beliefs? Do they speak of the power of positive thinking and then act out in negative ways or spread negative ideas?
We must use our own discernment, our observations skills, our ability to look and listen and understand when someone is speaking in one manner and acting in another. We have the ability to open our hearts and minds and see for ourselves what speaks to who we are and what keeps us going in a direction we would like to go. We can't be afraid to trust that and use it to help us along the way.
This doesn't mean we need to fall into judging those we don't agree with or those who seem a little off to us, it simply means that we are aware of our own inner truth and we are going to be brave enough to follow it. This also doesn't mean that the information that these people are sharing is completely off, it may simply mean that they have information that they themselves are not fully ready to accept yet. Remember, we all have our own lessons to learn, we all are on different paths leading to the same place.
The point is that we have to be paying attention, we have to look and listen and follow our own discernment when it comes to taking in information that is presented to us from those outside of us. There are many who serve as great teachers, some will display behaviors that show us how we don't want to be in the world, some will display behaviors that show us how we do want to be in the world, the most effective teachers will show us that our answers are within us and will help us to learn how to look for them and embrace them, they won't be trying to change our ideas or beliefs or mold us into who they want us to be.
We all have our own path to follow, no one has a specific path that is the only path for us to be on, if someone tells us they have the only way, this might be an indicator that we should pay close attention to what is being said, feel for our self what we agree with and what we don't, listen for what rings true for us and what doesn't. These people may be on the "right" path for them, but that does not mean it is the path for everyone and it does not mean that we have to follow their exact path.
Another good indicator is the person's actions. Observe closely, listen and see if the persons actions follow their words. Are they speaking of one thing and acting out in another way? Do they speak of love and then display judgment and hate? Do they speak of Oneness and then shut themselves away from others or avoid groups. Do they speak of the light within us all and then act as if only they have the true light? Do they speak of understanding and then act as if they have no understanding of their own beliefs? Do they speak of the power of positive thinking and then act out in negative ways or spread negative ideas?
We must use our own discernment, our observations skills, our ability to look and listen and understand when someone is speaking in one manner and acting in another. We have the ability to open our hearts and minds and see for ourselves what speaks to who we are and what keeps us going in a direction we would like to go. We can't be afraid to trust that and use it to help us along the way.
This doesn't mean we need to fall into judging those we don't agree with or those who seem a little off to us, it simply means that we are aware of our own inner truth and we are going to be brave enough to follow it. This also doesn't mean that the information that these people are sharing is completely off, it may simply mean that they have information that they themselves are not fully ready to accept yet. Remember, we all have our own lessons to learn, we all are on different paths leading to the same place.
The point is that we have to be paying attention, we have to look and listen and follow our own discernment when it comes to taking in information that is presented to us from those outside of us. There are many who serve as great teachers, some will display behaviors that show us how we don't want to be in the world, some will display behaviors that show us how we do want to be in the world, the most effective teachers will show us that our answers are within us and will help us to learn how to look for them and embrace them, they won't be trying to change our ideas or beliefs or mold us into who they want us to be.
Posted by Mary Beth
