Cognitive Dissonance: Writing ContestMatthew Perry So how do we handle cognitive dissonance? If only the truly best of us were in charge so that any situation which renders it does so humorously. Since this is obviously not the case, our best option is to rely on discernment. Discern as an intransitive verb is defined as to see or understand the difference so discernment might be considered the act of seeing and understanding a difference. I have a personal appreciation for this word as it came to me through the Ascension Notes newsletter by Kara Demonet, a spiritual healer at soulsticerising.com. Kara mentioned recently in her notes that discernment is the better form of judgement decision-making based on inner guidance/intuition rather than habits and past experiences. It requires focusing on good intentions not concerning ourselves with mind games rooted in our ego. Unfortunately because of this, right now my future is about as clear to me as the timeliness of a super-hero alien intervention which David has mentioned a couple times in his latest books and which is part of the reason why I would be extremely happy to get the chance to hear more from him in London. Or anywhere. This paragraph is relatively displaced. Personally my perception is such that life has no business being the way it is. Here on Earth it truly is a case of the tail wagging the dog, only not just by the ratio in which the few rule the many, but in the sense that as a whole our interests and priorities are backwards. From a consumer perspective, lets take sugar production as an example. Did you know that conventionally refined sugar is filtered through bone char (which is exactly what its name implies) solely for the purpose of changing its color? Who in their right mind would take sugar and filter it through bones just to change its color!? And imagine how much more inconvenient and expensive it would be if we did not already have the animal bones made available to us by slaughterhouses! But even though most people would call that disgusting if they were to find out, they would still go on eating it. Its insane, and somehow ignored and honestly, Im not sure how we can draw any resolution from that. I suppose its just another instance of.. well, you know. I can only type the words so many times before the whole essay starts to sound redundant. This submission has been entered into a contest to win 2 premium tickets + $500 for travel to see David Icke at Wembley Arena, London October 27, 2012. If you like this article, please share it far and wide, as the winner will be determined by the total number of pageviews acquired before the end of the contest on June 15th. For additional details about submissions, please visit our Contest Page. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 