I am currently in the middle of a workshop, spanning several weeks, that is seeking to encourage me to think about how I may be more effective. It is not teaching effectiveness but getting us to explore, discuss and consult about those aspects we think will lead us to be more effective. I think about it several times a day and it makes me review what it is I am doing and how I am being. I am motivated to attend each session as I seek to want to do and be better, to gain those germs of knowledge and seek a higher plane of understanding. I do not always "get" the material under discussion but I do take the time to read outside of the sessions and ask questions of those alongside me in this experience. As the weeks have gone on I have been feeling a growing sense of faith and certitude. The skills, capacities and abilities I am seeking to strengthen will aid me in my community development work, in my parenting and my own personal development. It in turn empowers those I come into contact with, whom I wish to join me in reading the reality of our community and finding ways that we can make it a better place for everyone. In a recent discussion about the efficacy of vaccines, whether to do so or not, navigating the very murky world of emotional opinions, I wondered how is it that we discern what is true? I am curious from where people's opinions stem and fascinated by their conviction on both sides of the argument. What is the right thing to do? I turn to prayer for assurance and guidance in all areas of my life and particularly when I stumble or fall on this life journey. This is not everyone's reality, but it is what enables me to get up dust myself off and take another step forward or find my way through a very distorted landscape. I have full confidence that I am Divinely aided. The way forward may appear somewhat murky at the moment, but I know clarity will make itself visible as soon as I lean into certitude to guide my way.
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