The definition for discernment on Google is – the ability to judge well.  What does judging well look like?   Is becoming discerning a wisdom thing?  Is it maturity?  Is it having a good sense of picking another person’s character?   Does the ability to discern develop with life experience or do you just have it?  Or perhaps discernment continues to delude some people.

From my perspective discerning is an intrinsic intuitive ability combined with learned life experiences and one’s values and beliefs. It is a trial and error thing.  It just happens as we go through our life journey; some people are more successful than others.  It comes easier to some.  Perhaps they learn more quickly from consequences.

A person’s personality is an undeniable factor.  Like attract like or another saying is running with the crowd commonly occurs with some children and adults.  Another common saying is; he/she is easily influenced is definitely signifying a sign of weakness and bad decision-making. 

Decision-making is an important part of the equation with discernment.  Fear can lead to making a decision to keep following a group no matter how unsavoury.  The underlying thinking might be that it is best to belong no matter the consequences.   Learning to listen to our inner selves is a an individual journey for each and everyone of us.  It is all about free will.  

Discernment is a valuable inner resource that always needs to be drawn on for life reasons and for spiritual reasons.  Judge well and choose well!

**<center>Michael J Tamura  gets to the core of the value of discernment in this quote</center>**

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