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Reflective self-examination that frees
Who likes to have their merits as an employee, a teacher, or even just a human being examined—with the expectation that you must then address your failings, with uncertain results? Even if it’s a self-examination, free from the criticisms of others, anticipating a multitude of inescapable human weaknesses can feel like a prison sentence.
But what if self-examination actually doesn’t need to be a downer at all, but an unlocking of hidden assets?
When I was introduced to Christian Science and began to read the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, its Founder, I saw that self-examination was encouraged as a necessary thing to do to stay centered and make progress in our lives. In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mrs. Eddy wrote, “Are thoughts divine or human? That is the important question” (p. 462). Such awareness impels examining one’s thoughts to identify their source and progression.
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