What Should I Do
# Reference
- Source: James Martin
- Keywords: Cards/permanent notes
- #religion #spirituality #personaldevelopment
- Relevant Notes:
# Notes
# Description
Your third required reading is a synthesis of the concepts of Ignatian discernment in an easy-to-read, relatable, yet sound and accurate way.
Pay attention to the following in the reading:
- How does Martin explain Ignatian indifference?
- How does consolation and desolation work?
- Is it possible to change a decision we have made in discernment?
# Lecture Notes
- There are three times/situations where you make a decision
- First Time
- utter clarity
- undoubtedly the right decision
- not as intense values
- clear to you from the very beginning
- Second Time
- authentic good v.s. apparent good
- consolation and desolation need to be observed
- Third Time
- all great/good
- more than one option
- best option needs to be discerned
- Two methods for approaching the Third Time:
- First reason
- Emphasis on reason
- Desires
- Praying for indifference
- Setting objectives
- Pros and cons
- Second reason
- Emphasis on imagination
- Giving advice to a stranger
- Looking at your choices from deathbed
- Final judgement
- Ask your best self what you would do
- First reason
- First Time