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    WORKSHOP ON

    IGNATIAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIPMarch 13, 2014

    Day 03Morning

    Tagaytay, PHILIPPINES

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    EMOTIONSor FEELINGS

    LOGIC &REASON

    Feelings often driveour decisions &actions more

    powerfully thanreason.

    Two Mistakes:

    * Elephantstampede -Let it run loose.

    * Pretend its notthere - It will takeyou where itwants. Or if youdont take care ofit, it willeventually go on

    a stampede.

    Befriendyour elephant.

    There is anelephant in

    the room.

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    Complexity of the Outside World

    Adaptive Issues+ Problems

    Complexity of Our Inner WorldFeelings + Thoughts+ Action Urges

    DISCERNMENTRight vs. Right Choices

    SELF-AWARENESS

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    REFLECTING on My ExperienceDISCERNING My ResponsePRAYING for Confirmation

    IGNATIAN DISCERNMENT The Ingredients of

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    EVENT

    Feelings

    Thoughts Behavior

    ExternalExperience

    InteriorMovements

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    RECALLING My Experience REFLECTINGon My Experience+

    EventsFeelings

    Automatic ThoughtsAction Urges

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    IgnatianSpirituality

    HumanPsychology

    PRAYINGfor Confirmation

    REFLECTING onMy Experience

    DISCERNINGMy Response

    Event + Interior Movements(Feelings, Thoughts, Action Urges)

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    If a friend were in my place, whatwould I advise him/her? How would I feel about myresponse years from now? At mydeathbed? At the Last Judgment?

    Distance + PerspectiveStep Back +

    The Bigger Picture

    SPIRITUAL FREEDOM

    DISCERNINGMy Response

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    SPIRITUAL FREEDOMThe rst fruit of the Holy Spirit in discernmentis a sense of indifference, that is, the desireto let go of anything that might distractfrom hearing and following Gods will.Elizabeth A. Liebert in The Way of Discernment: The Spiritual Practice of Decision Making

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    Elizabeth A. Liebert in The Way of Discernment: The Spiritual Practice of Decision Making

    Not caringNo preferenceIndifference

    freedom to choose what best nourishesboth ones deepest happiness

    and the worlds striving

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    Gods Will The Greater Good The Higher ValueGods Dream for usOur Deepest Desire

    where ourdeepest gladnessmeets the worldsdeepest hunger ...

    - FrederickBuechner

    freedom to choose what best nourishesboth ones deepest happiness

    and the worlds striving Elizabeth A. Liebert

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    CONSOLATIONfeeling good

    DESOLATIONfeeling bad

    Interior movements (feelings,thoughts, action urges) that lead us

    to decisions & actions that:* make us closer to God

    * make us more other-oriented, lessself-centered

    * choose the higher values

    * brings us deeper peace + fulfillmentbecause we are making the world

    a better place

    even if it feels unpleasant

    Interior movements that lead usto the opposite direction: away

    from God & others, etc.even if it feels pleasant

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    How much Ignatian indi ff erence do I feel about my options? IfIm not sure, do I at least have the desire to pray for spiritualfreedom?

    If a friend were in my place, what would I advise him/her? Howwould I feel about my response years from now? At mydeathbed? at the Last Judgment?

    In what way do my interior movements (feelings, thoughts, &action urges) lead me closer to God & grow more other-oriented? In what way do they lead me away from God & moreself-oriented?

    How do I think God would want me to respond (to say, do, orthink)? What would Jesus do?

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    Praying for Con rmationMake a TENTATIVE decision rst if possible. Then imagine & pray over the consequences on othersand yourself.

    SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION witha spiritual director or any co-discerner to discuss mydiscernment, and

    PRAYER: to live with my tentativedecision and to imagine in prayerhow I would feel if the decisionwere nal.

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    The more signi cant & serious your decision,the more time you should wait for con rmation. Look

    for con rmation in several positive indicators ratherthan any single one. Does your decision continue to sit well? Do you deeply desire this outcome?

    Does the consolation remain? Is the decision in accord with Scripture & Churchteaching?

    Does your decision further & strengthen your personal

    commitments (for example, to family, vocation?) Do others who know you well con rm your decision? Do you have the energy & necessary courage toproceed?

    from E. Liebert, The Way of Discernment

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    GOOD GREATER GOOD

    Ignatian Discernment

    P L E A S

    U R E

    P A I N

    PEACE

    PEACE

    A PEACEthat includes painand is deeper than

    pain

    A sense of rightness

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    Discernment is always done in thepresence of the Lord, looking at thesigns, listening to the things thathappen, the feeling of the people,especially the poor. My choices,including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of amodest car, are related to a spiritualdiscernment that responds to a need

    that arises from looking at things, atpeople, and from reading the signs ofthe times. Discernment in the Lordguides me in my way.

    - Pope Francis

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    OUR DEEPEST

    DESIRESNUMEROUS LAYERS

    OF CONFLICTING +

    PASSINGDESIRESlike a scattered

    ock of sheep

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    * There will be occasions when we will not have the

    luxury of time for spiritual conversations and prayingover our tentative decisions. This is why we are invitedto become Contemplatives-in-Action, Ignatianleaders who are able to discern on their feet.

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    A CONTEMPLATIVE-IN-ACTION

    is someone who has the habit ofreecting on experienceand of

    discerning the response

    that is believed to bemost likely Gods Will.

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    One end of the wickneeds to be permanentlyimmersed in the reservoirof oil. The other endneeds to be sufficientlyextended into the worldto be capable of beingignited.- Margaret Silf inCompanions of Christ:

    Ignatian Spirituality for Everyday Living