Volume One
Chapter Eight — The Gift of Wisdom
Thursday, August 10, 2022, 8:00 pm
Introduction
1. "The Gift of Wisdom" is the name of what was formerly known as the Manual for Teachers. It comprises twelve sections, one for each month of the year, each addressing one of the twelve strands of wisdom. Like the "Steps to Authenticity" in Chapter Seven, it has an entry for each day of the year, including a leap year entry. The premise for this chapter is that readers have opened up to the idea of living a soul-based life by going through the "Steps to Authenticity" and are ready to live this type of life by lighting the way for others. What is the twist I referred to in the epilogue of "Steps to Authenticity"?
2. The twist is that your soul, or God, will be talking directly to you as you. It will inform your body's brain about love's approach in the form of daily affirmations geared towards specific subject matter. It is one thing to know you have a soul, but it is another one entirely to know that you are one.
January: Patience
1. The ego wants what the ego wants when the ego wants it. The soul, however, is patient and allows things to unfold as they may. The ego wants to explore what life has to offer, but the soul allows life to explore and unfold as it wills to do so, without interruption or resistance. Patience is a virtue for both soul-emergent characters and soul-dominant characters. They both benefit from allowing this soul quality to enhance their life experiences. What does your soul have to say about patience? Let it speak. Let it remind you. Quiet the mind long enough to hear its guidance.
2. What is the opposite of patience? Impatience, which says I want this now or I need this to happen now. It is focused on speeding up future outcomes and bringing them into the now dimension of time. Patience accepts whatever is already here now and enjoys that. It can enjoy empty space before the new family moves in. It enjoys the quiet and doesn't need background noise. It enjoys being with those it is with and isn't focused on those who aren't coming. Patience accepts wanting but can put it off and wait for it. Patience enjoys anticipation. Patience is never in a hurry because its time is already here. It is now.
3. Guidelines:
Readers should delve directly into "The Gift of Wisdom" after completing all of the "Steps to Authenticity." Simply find the appropriate starting date on the calendar and begin there. Each month of affirmations centers around the theme and each theme is an aspect of wisdom. At the conclusion of this second year, the gift of wisdom will be yours. These exercises will facilitate soul growth by quieting the mind and retraining it to be in service to the soul and not strictly to the ego. Godspeed to all those who tread these waters to refine their authentic selves into shimmering gems.
4. January 1
I Am is the All of All.
5. January 2
I Am is known as God or source energy.
6. January 3
I Am is your soul in a microcosm state.
7. January 4
I Am is your soul, combined with all souls, combined with the core that never left itself.
8. January 5
I Am explores itself through differentiation.
9. January 6
Soul splitting happens from core energy.
10. January 7
Your soul became "you" for a time.
11. January 8
You don't have a soul; you are a soul.
12. January 9
While in the separated state, it seems as though your soul is something other than you.
13. January 10
While expanding beyond the separated state, it seems as though your soul is only part of you.
14. January 11
When your soul is dominant and mature, you will identify as soul more and more often over time.
15. January 12
I Am you and you are I Am.
16. January 13
I Am talking to you through your brain.
17. January 14
I Am the voice of reason and sanity.
18. January 15
You can trust your soul's voice as it only speaks with pure love.
19. January 16
The voice you're used to hearing is the voice of me, myself, and I, and it does not speak from pure love.
20. January 17
When I speak and you listen, I grow.
21. January 18
When I speak and you choose the voice of ego instead of my voice, I do not grow.
22. January 19
In the separated state, the choice is yours. Choose your true self: the soul and reality. Or choose the false self: the ego and illusion.
23. January 20
I Am is pure patience.
24. January 21
Your soul has been patient while you thought you were someone you're not.
25. January 22
Your soul is you and the character is not you.
26. January 23
The characters you have played have helped you to discover the secret of your true identity.
27. January 24
The characters you have played have pulled you away from unconditional love.
28. January 25
When you choose unconditional love and service, you have the character apparatus to thank.
29. January 26
Something always seems amiss with the character-mind-body apparatus.
30. January 27
You are not the roles you play.
31. January 28
When you play your roles as soul, love will be your guide.
32. January 29
When you play your roles as pure ego, fear will be your guide.
33. January 30
You are love and exceedingly patient.
34. January 31
I Am your voice now.
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