Wisdom is another way of talking about grace. And grace, as well as the strength and peace that flow from grace, is not for special people only.
Wisdom is for everyone. It is a spiritual quality that literally transforms lives.
What’s more, wisdom is found not in the very big or grand gestures of our lives, but far more often in the small choices, decisions and actions that make up our lives. It is found in our acts of restraint; it is found in our acts of connection.
It is so good to remember that humility and wisdom grow back to back. Humility is the soil in which wisdom can grow and kindness is wisdom's greatest expression. Humility is not abasement. Humility is a sense of oneness with all that is. It brings awe, and openness.
Wisdom needs the spaciousness that humility offers in order to grow. Wisdom is not knowledge but it depends on knowledge. First, it depends on us knowing who we are.When it comes to wisdom, the deep and inevitable facts of our interdependence become very clear. You are that human spirit. So am I. And when our minds touch that place and draw from that place, we cannot help but be a little wise.If being wise is as simple as being compassionate, forgiving, inclusive and good humored (how simple is that!), then being wise is also about receiving those qualities. And not from other people only. Take a moment here. Do you give yourself, your own self, the precious opportunity to receive divine love on a daily or an hourly basis? Are you open to that?
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