this is part of a multi-part series on discernment. what are my ways of discerning what some traditions would call “god’s will” and what others might call in alignment with highest good for me or what deepak chopra calls communication from our nonlocal intelligence? i will use the terms “god’s will,” “highest good” “nonlocal communication” interchangeably throughout the series so look alive. click through the first post (how do i discern what is alignment with my highest good and why might i want to?) to see what lies ahead or what i’ve already brought forth.
as discussed in (if i see it and discern it, do i have to do it?) what often keeps me from even wanting to discern what is spirit’s will for me is a fear that if i see it i will have to do something different. the truth is that i am always at choice. for better or worse, my spirit created me with free will. indeed, since god is all there is and since the power of the one, the unified field, the ground of all being, made itself into all things, how could it possibly take away choice? it chose to be me. it chose to be you. it doesn’t suddenly decide not to choose. indeed, spirit delights in knowing more of itself as a river, a tree, a mountain and particularly as me and you. i say particularly, without really knowing for sure, but with a sense that as human beings we have the possibility of more consciousness of choice than perhaps a rock does. while the rock is part of the cosmic democracy, i think it may take even longer to count its votes than ours.
even though we human beings are at choice, most of us fail to exercise the power of choice most days. the great majority of the things we do on any given day are the things we did the day before. the visionary chiropractor and teacher of healing dr. joe dispenza suggests that it is largely habit not choices that are running our lives. this is consistent with what ernest holmes the founder of science of mind (which eventually launched what is now known as the centers for spiritual living) has taught. dr. joe suggests that if we want to bring something new into our tomorrows, we choose to do something different today. otherwise, he says, “we’ll be picking up our yesterday and plopping it down on our tomorrow. they will look exactly the same.” he suggests making small changes even in harmless habits. if we are used to getting dressed before we have breakfast, today have breakfast before getting dressed, or vice versa. if we are used to opening doors or brushing our teeth with our dominant hand, try using our non-dominant hands. like that.
a pandemic of love is dissolving the old bonds of racism, slavery, force and fear in the world right now. it is tearing down the monuments to the confederacy in consciousness and so they are coming down in reality. the call now is to put our own masks on first, not to take care of ourselves, but to take care of each other. today i cease paying attention to whether someone else is caring for me by putting on a mask, i choose to display my care for them by putting on my mask. i cease paying attention to whether someone else is a more obvious example of the racist consciousness that has been running the world. i choose to be a stand for justice, to vote for peace officers rather than police officers. i donate money to politicians who take action for a world that works for everyone. i notice their actions, not just what they say. and i notice my actions and choose the next action that is mine to do.
