Practical Wisdom: From Noise to Knowing

The morning light was just beginning to slip through the space under the blind when I reached for my phone. I told myself it would be a quick glance, just long enough to catch the day’s headlines. Instead, I found myself tumbling into a river of noise.

The first headline pointed a sharp finger at those of one political party. The second blamed the wealthy. The third warned of corruption and demanded political transparency. And, as always, there was blame placed in yet another story aimed at immigrants. Each line carried its own urgency, its own accusation. As I scrolled, the stories collided with one another, claims and counterclaims, voices pushing from opposite sides of the same fragile truth.

My jaw tightened. My stomach knotted. I could almost feel the arguments pulling me by invisible threads, each one insisting that I take a side. My thoughts began to scatter, not with clarity but with tension, the kind that makes you feel like you are being dragged into someone else’s storm.

In that moment, I caught myself. I put the phone down on the bedside table, face down, and exhaled. The room was still. The only sound was the hum of my sweetheart’s breathing. For a moment, I sat listening to that simple rhythm. And in that pause, I considered: the world’s headlines will never hand me peace. They can tell me what to fear, whom to blame, and what to fight for, but they cannot tell me who I am.

The one who considered all that lives inside my own skin.

Reclaiming the Inner Voice

Each of us carries a compass that remains untouched by the noise of the world. It does not live in headlines or soundbites. It rises as a quiet knowing that comes from a place of deep connection to the in-dwelling presence of the Divine.

When we learn to trust this inner voice, the grip of propaganda loosens. When we listen, the noise fades into the background, and a wiser current begins to guide our choices.

Three Tools for Discerning the Indwelling Divine

Here are practices that can help you strengthen the voice of the soul in the midst of competing narratives.

1. The Echo Test

When a message stirs a strong reaction, pause and ask: Does this feel like an echo or a seed?

An echo reverberates with fear, anger, or urgency. A seed feels different. It settles deeply. It may challenge you, but it does so with clarity, calm, and the potential for growth.

Choose to nurture the seed. Allow the echo to pass through without giving it power.

2. The Silence Immersion

Once a week, gift yourself twenty minutes of complete silence. No music, no podcasts, no conversations, and no screens. Let your breath steady. Let your body soften. In the stillness, the noise begins to drain from your nervous system.

In that quiet, the Divine often slips in to deliver a steady sense of knowing.

3. The Soul Signal

Every person has a unique way of sensing truth when it rises from within. For some, it’s a warmth in the chest. For others, a tingling at the crown of the head or a deep calm in the belly. Begin to pay attention. Write down what you notice. Over time, you’ll discover a personal language of divine communication. That language will become a trustworthy guide; stronger than any narrative the outside world can offer.

From Propaganda to Prophecy

Toxic propaganda seeks to capture attention. Intuition seeks to restore direction. One consumes. The other nourishes.

When we listen inward, we become more than consumers of noise. We become carriers of wisdom. The world doesn’t benefit from more people repeating slogans. It needs people who can discern the still, small voice of the Holy giving direction.

This is how we dismantle the machinery of manipulation. We do it not with louder arguments but by becoming a chorus of souls who are anchored by divine guidance – the guidance that speaks without shouting and offers insights without blame.