Intro Video 1 Why Discernment is Spiritual
Summary
TLDRThe video script delves into the profound spiritual significance of decision-making within the family context, emphasizing the concept of discernment as a crucial process for aligning choices with personal values and beliefs. It explains how discernment, derived from the Latin word 'Des,' involves seeking divine guidance to make choices that contribute to the family's narrative and individual growth. Highlighting the impact of decisions on forming habits and identities, the script underscores that family decisions are not merely logistical but move the family closer to or further from spiritual goals. It also draws parallels between family and business dynamics, stressing the importance of balancing individual and collective wellbeing through discernment.
Takeaways
- 😀 Discernment is the spiritual practice of carefully considering choices to align with values and beliefs
- 🤔 Decisions shape who we become based on the actions we repeatedly take over time
- 💡 Family decisions require balancing what's best for each individual and the collective good of all
- 🔍 Reflect deeply before making important choices that can influence your family's path
- 🙏 Seek divine guidance when discerning as a family to align with God's will
- ❤️ Consider how potential decisions may impact each family member's well-being and identity
- 🚦 Family decisions are not just logistical, they move you closer to or further from heaven
- 🔎 The concept of discernment comes from the Latin word meaning 'to separate' or 'distinguish'
- ✂️ Decisions 'cut away' options to move towards a particular choice or outcome
- 💬 Upcoming video will explain the difference between decision making and problem solving
Q & A
What is the meaning of the word 'discernment' and why is it important for families?
-Discernment comes from the Latin word meaning 'to separate or distinguish'. It involves aligning choices with personal values and beliefs. It is important for families because every decision a family makes contributes to its members' growth and influences their identities.
How do decisions impact who we become over time?
-Decisions shape our habits and actions. Aristotle said human beings are habitual animals. Over time, if we make virtuous decisions, we become more virtuous people. If we make lazy choices, we become lazier.
Why must families balance personal desires with the collective good?
-Family decisions affect all members. What one person wants may not serve the whole family best. Good family discernment considers each member's wellbeing but keeps the focus on the family's common good.
What did the speaker mean by saying families should move closer to or further from heaven?
-He meant that through discernment and decision-making, families shape their ultimate eternal outcomes. Their choices bring them metaphorically closer to or further from heaven.
What is the difference between decision making and problem solving?
-The speaker said he would explain the difference in a later video, implying there is an important distinction. We do not have the details yet from this transcript.
Why did the speaker compare families to businesses?
-He drew a parallel - just as business leaders balance care for individuals and the whole team's common good, families must consider each member but focus first on the family's collective wellbeing.
What are some examples of family decisions requiring discernment?
-The speaker mentioned choices around leisure activities and education. Other examples could include parenting approaches, division of household responsibilities, finances, healthcare, etc.
What did the speaker mean by families not being mere 'logistical moves'?
-He meant families are not just carrying out practical tasks and transactions like a delivery company. The choices families make have deeper spiritual significance and long-term impacts.
Why is discernment described as a 'spiritual' process?
-Seeking divine guidance to align with God's will makes discernment spiritual. It connects decision-making to personal beliefs, values and ultimate purpose.
What are some practices or steps families can take to improve discernment?
-The transcript did not specify particular steps. But based on the themes, families could: reflect deeply, discuss beliefs and values, consider collective good, balance perspectives, pray or meditate.
Outlines
😇 Making family decisions with spiritual discernment
Paragraph 1 explains that family decisions have spiritual significance and require discernment - deep reflection for aligning choices with values and beliefs. Like decision, discernment involves distinguishing and separating options. It is a spiritual process of seeking divine guidance to align the family with God's will.
😌 Our decisions shape our identity and future
Paragraph 2 states that decisions shape who we become over time based on our actions - we become what we repeatedly do. Family decisions impact individual identities and the whole family, contributing to growth and future outcomes. Thus discernment considers all members' wellbeing, balancing personal desires with the greater good.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡discernment
💡decision
💡identity
💡values
💡heaven
💡problem solving
💡leadership
💡growth
💡dignity
💡trajectory
Highlights
Discernment is spiritual and derived from the Latin word meaning 'to separate or distinguish'
Discernment involves aligning choices with personal values and beliefs
Decisions metaphorically 'cut away' from other options, while discernment distinguishes between them
Discernment seeks divine guidance to align the family with God's will
Family decisions contribute to the family's growth and influence its members
Decisions shape who we become over time through habit
Family discernment impacts the identities of individual members and the whole family
Discernment requires considering the wellbeing of all family members
Leaders balance care for individuals and the collective good, as in families
Family decisions have eternal significance, not just logistics
Each decision moves a family closer to or further from heaven
Problem solving differs from decision making
Families are not just logistics but have a spiritual dimension
Discernment guides the eternal outcome for families
Next video will explain decision making vs. problem solving
Transcripts
every decision made within a family
context has spiritual significance the
concept of discernment emphasizes deep
reflection which is required to make the
best choices for your family and every
family has its own Dynamics therefore
every fam family needs its own
discernment now discernment is spiritual
and it's derived from the Latin word Des
meaning to separate or distinguish and
it involves aligning choices with
personal values and belief now when you
think about the word decision that also
has a Latin root that means to cut away
from so think about it when you have a
decision you're cutting away from when
you make an incision you're cutting into
so a decision Cuts away from and
discernment is a related concept to this
the reason it's spiritual is because and
every time you're making a decision you
have to cut away from something and
you're going towards something else so
discernment is spiritual and it's
through discernment individuals seek
Divine guidance and aim to
align themselves their family with God's
will there's a lot of choices in a
family from leisure activities to
educational choices and these contribute
to the family story and influence its
member influence on its members growth
now decisions are not just something we
do decisions are something that we
become there's an old saying you are
what you eat well Aristotle the great
ancient Greek philosopher
understood that human beings are
habitual animals and it's through our
decisions and our actions that over time
we become what we do if you do virtuous
things over time you become a virtuous
person if you be if you do lazy things
over time you become a lazy person so
the decisions that you make in your
family life the discernment that you go
through in your family life isn't just
something that your family does it it's
something that your family becomes and
that's how much I want to emphasize
discernment as a part of this family
management system is that discern is is
the pathway through which your family
becomes something else now Family
decisions impact and Define individual
identities and the family as a whole so
discernment requires Cons considering
the wellbeing of all the family members
balancing personal desires with the
family's Collective good and of course
you've experience this sometimes what
one individual family member wants is
not always best for the family as a
whole guess what same thing in business
you care about each individual member of
the team at work but you have a common
good that you must focus on first never
degrading or looking past or stepping by
the Dignity of that individual human
person but a good leader always keeps
their eye on both the good for the
individual person and the good for the
whole and you have to do that through
discernment in a family setting now the
point is this understand that your
decisions as a family are Not Mere
logistical moves okay your family is not
FedEx rather you're helping your family
move a little closer to heaven or a
little further away from heaven with
each and every decision that's a bold
claim that's a bold statement I'm making
but that's the level of importance I
believe that your discernment your
decisions and your problem solving
has on the ultimate Eternal outcome of
your
family in our next video we're going to
distinguish between decision making and
problem solving something that people
often confuse there's a big difference
and I'm going to help explain it to you
see you
then
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