How many times daily are you faced with a situation where you aren’t sure what the right action or decision is? \u00a0No doubt multiple times. \u00a0At least I’d have to admit to that in my life. And yet, when I pause, even for a moment, I feel nudged in one direction or another. \u00a0I have learned to accept that nudge as “the next right thing.”<\/p>\n
Like so many of my friends, in the “rooms” and elsewhere, I don’t actually hear the Voice of my Higher Power. \u00a0I do think he\/she is ever present, however; and I do think the subtle feeling I get to act is the\u00a0<\/strong>messenger<\/b>\u00a0<\/em>calling to me. \u00a0That pleases me, in fact. \u00a0I am not operating “in the dark.” \u00a0I simply have to be willing “to listen”<\/em> in a very special way. \u00a0The guidance for what I should do next is always just a moment’s pause away.<\/p>\n I have learned over the years that doing “the next right thing” might entail doing nothing<\/strong>. \u00a0Action isn’t always called for. \u00a0In many instances, the most loving and right thing might simply be remaining still a moment. \u00a0And allowing others to solve the riddles in their own lives is quite often the next right thing. \u00a0We aren’t stand-ins for God. \u00a0When others look to us for what they should do, listening is likely the “rightest thing” we can next do.<\/p>\n Doing the next right thing pertains to my actions only. \u00a0For some of us, particularly someone like me who loves being in the midst of others’ lives, it’s a necessity to remember, hourly, that what is expected of me is very little. \u00a0Listening is never over-stepping the boundaries, but doing any thing else quite often is.<\/p>\n Being a good listener is not to be discounted. \u00a0Ever. \u00a0It may be the most important gift we can offer on a particular day and indeed, may allow the friend or stranger, additional insights so they can actually do the next right thing in their own life.<\/p>\n Being able to trust what our inner feeling is telling us comes with practice. \u00a0It’s not uncommon, or wasn’t for me at least, to make mistakes, acting when I didn’t need to, interfering where my input wasn’t necessary, speaking up when my advice wasn’t requested. \u00a0The learning curve is steep in most areas of our lives and that’s not a judgment on us at all. \u00a0We learn by increments what works best in all situations. \u00a0Learning \u00a0to do the next right thing, and only that, can be a big curve. \u00a0Taking it slow is fast enough.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How many times daily are you faced with a situation where you aren’t sure what the right action or decision is? \u00a0No doubt multiple times. \u00a0At least I’d have to admit to that in my life. And yet, when I pause, even for a moment, I feel nudged in one direction or another. \u00a0I have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-circle-of-family-and-friends-you-and-your-personal-community","category-karens-musings"],"yoast_head":"\n