Blending Prudence with Awareness

By Angela Levesque

It is hard to know sometimes what is the best course of action to take when left with a decision. There is so much information out there it is hard to know where to start. Many people like to take the logical road and make the decision with the best statistical outcome. Others make decisions that are more gut based. And even more of us make decisions without any conscious awareness at all. As with all things, there needs to be balance. Our society tends to praise and cultivate logical, reductionist reasoning. We put little value in the intuitive, the emotional or the abstract, which is as much part of us as the other. We need to be conscious beings on every level. Now more than ever, we need to appreciate how our decisions affect our health, our families and our world. So many of the crisis’ we face are a consequence of our conditioning and our programming individually and globally. We make decisions everyday, it is important to make those consciously, both with prudence and awareness. So how do we make decisions that serve both our consciousness and humanity?

How To Not Find What You Are Looking For The Internet so immense and filled with all types of ideas, opinions, agendas and the occasional fact. You will always find someone who will agree with your line of thinking. You will always find facts to bolster your ideas. So if you are faced with a decision, first look for facts that counter your belief. This is the best way to temper your preconceived notions. Much of our beliefs are products of the egoic mind. The ego mind is ripe with bias. Its sole purpose is to maintain the status quo. It doesn’t want change. So if you are faced with a decision and the first thing you do is seek out people and facts that bolster your beliefs, you are not leaving room for your intuitive and conscious self to shine through. Once you have thoroughly explored the other sides of an issue and your beliefs still remain intact, then seek out your choir. This is a great system of checks and balances.

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