Volume One
Chapter Eight — The Gift of Wisdom
February: Consideration for the Body
1. The body is said to be a temple. I would add that it is not to be an empty shell whose only purpose is to be a temple for the ego's whims and desires. It is a temple for the soul. Therefore, the body's purpose is ultimately to be the home for God. God goes by many different names. God can be called Jesus, Mary, Elizabeth, or Juan. Each soul or microcosm of God is at least somewhat different from one another, and some are extraordinarily different. God has an unlimited amount of names and can express in an unlimited amount of ways. The body allows expression from both the ego and the soul. Expression from pure ego shortens the lifespan of the body, and expression from a mixture of both leads to longer longevity. Pure soul expression is rare. This has the longest longevity because soul is much easier on the body and not at all harsh, like the ego often is.
2. What is the body for? It facilitates and enables the growth of God. God grows and develops when it is able to express love through the body or mind-body vehicle. The body's natural operating system is fear, and fear is closed to unconditional love. When life challenges fear to open up to another way, love can begin to speak. Maybe a word here. Maybe a sentence there. As hard as life here on earth is, this is ultimately what is going on within every single body, of every age, of every gender expression. They are all ultimately doing only one thing, even though it looks like they are doing billions of different things simultaneously. They are answering the only true question that there is. Will I choose fear, or will I choose love, with what life has laid out before me?
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. February 1
I Am seeks to express itself through the body.
5. February 2
How I Am expresses varies from body to body.
6. February 3
Characteristics like personality and temperament, as well as aptitude, affect how I Am manifests in different bodies.
7. February 4
I Am you, the real you.
8. February 5
I Am responds with love through the body.
9. February 6
The ego reacts with fear through the body.
10 February 7
The body makes me feel separate and alone or united and together with other bodies.
11 February 8
Having the experience of being a character with a body is designed to help me find my true identity.
12 February 9
The body has helped my soul to hide outside of you.
13 February 10
God is not outside of the body. God activates the body and waits for acknowledgement.
14 February 11
I Am will tell you what your body needs in terms of food and exercise.
15 February 12
I Am will prompt you to move or feed your body, if you allow it to do so.
16 February 13
I Am may agree with secular advice about the body's needs at times.
17 February 14
I Am may disagree with secular advice about the body's needs at times.
18 February 15
Listening to your body means listening to I Am.
19 February 16
I Am activates the body and knows how to care for it.
20 February 17
There are times when I Am may prompt you to obtain medical advice and care.
21 February 18
There are times when I Am may ask for space to conduct its own evaluation before any action on your part is requested.
22 February 19
Things like vaccinations help to prevent the spread of disease in the populace.
23 February 20
While you are here and have an emerging soul, you are very susceptible to contagious disease.
24 February 21
While you are here and have a dominant soul, you are less susceptible to contagious disease.
25 February 22
Most don't know the dominance level of their souls, so taking the February 19 truth into consideration is valuable.
26 February 23
The body can become sick from ordinary thoughts that are self-blaming in nature.
27 February 24
When the body becomes sick, it is a reminder from your true self, your soul, to take it easy.
28 February 25
Taking it easy on your body is in alignment with I Am.
29 February 26
I Am loves being you.
30 February 27
I Am loves all of the things you love.
31 February 28
I Am understands things the character doesn't love.
32 February 29 (Leap Year)
The body is a symbol of unity between the divine and the mortal.
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