(Video) How Do You Make Decisions?
Taped to my laptop is the mantra: From stillness comes discernment. It came to me while I was leading a retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health years ago. I revisit this reminder daily. Where do you turn when you have to make a big career or life decision?
The noun discernment describes a wise way of judging between things, or a particularly perceptive way of seeing things. It comes from the Latin word discernere, meaning “separate.” Discernment separates what’s important or true from what’s not. This week I’m asking, “How do I discern?” and reflecting on the tools and practices that support me when I’m faced with a big decision.
Every week after my forest-based workout I reflect on a question that helps me live more intentionally. Enjoy my 2-minute “first take” Live Inside Out video and join me!
Want more? From our favorites vault, read When In Doubt, Do Nothing about one of my favorite tools for discernment and join me and fifty like-minded women from around the US May 6-8 for Awakening Your Wild Soul: Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat at The Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC (fly in to Charlotte or Asheville). Two spots left; I’d love to support you!
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