there's work to do

I am thinking about losses. In the memories that come to mind, I see that I lacked discernment before the losses occurred. There had been all kinds of little fires to put out, which I did my best to do, but I had not yet discerned the source of those fires.

So, when we experience something as a loss, before we look around for someone to blame, let's ask ourselves if we have avoided good discernment prior to this event.

I am slowly building confidence in my ability to be discerning. As I think about the connections between losses and discernment, I wonder what I could be discerning now, to protect myself from further loss.