Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Distinctive Spiritual Insight

How many of us worry (get anxious) about the unknown? This is precipitated by the recency of flurried thought and action, yet it gets us in knots even now... in the moment, when all the concern is past.
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It's worried about untruth or non-truth -- the "reality" that may never happen. Nervousness of guilt is another example of playing with non-truth of the situation. It's skewed perception based on an incorrect paradigm or program of thinking.
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There's a feeling of 'something's-not-quite-right' that we have to deal with, and present before the known truth. We have to test our perception of things against what's actually apparent. It's being instinctive regarding our spiritual insight; able to discern the real state of things.
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Distinctive competence in spiritual insight is where observation meets truth, accepts it, and works with it -- in the moment. The person with it adjusts as stimuli changes. In other words, they're mature to the adult, and respond according to the truth presented. They remain unemotional unless it's permissible i.e. are emotional if it's appropriate. They lead people and situations from dysfunction to functional behaviour. They see the truth and have the ability of influence to control the circumstances:
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- away from persecution, aggression, victim playing, and rescue,
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- toward exploring, encouraging, and building.
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Competence ranges from the required to the discretionary, to the distinctive.
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We want to move from:
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Reflects on Action - Realistically and objectively self assesses performance and sets improvement goals. Thinks back and uses this to hope for different behaviour in future.
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Reflects in Action - Can reflect on performance during each actual behaviour and make the changes required (in-the-moment) to perform more effectively.
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When a person can consistently reflect in action they are mastering competence at the distinctive level of spiritual insight, though, of course, there are other forms of spiritual insight. We might call this form 'relational spiritual insight.'
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When we can 'fix' our thinking and incorrect perception and paradigms using this skill of spiritual insight, we're well on the way. In emotional intelligence terms we're discussing self- and social-awareness. Being totally self-aware is the beginning of it all.
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