Wisdom

I feel we’re in a new age of wisdom. This new age provides an opportunity to become extraordinary and to experience much success. Wisdom isn’t granted to those that are old and experienced. Wisdom is the ability to cut to the chase, the ability to sort out the static from the signal. It’s the ability to see the essence in every experience. It’s the ability to pay attention to what you’re paying attention to.

So how can we wise up? Turns out, you have an innate ability to do this – simply ask yourself questions and then find the answers. Wisdom comes from within; it’s a product of thinking and not copying. Here are some ways to awaken your wisdom:

1. Realize duality is in everything. A coin is just as much heads as it is tails, so look for the opportunity on the other side. The key to duality is making things happen at the same time you’re letting things happen.

2. Feel the motion and be aware of it. Just like a pendulum, everything is changing, moving, vibrating and spinning. Realizing that everything is dynamic helps us to stay out of our need to control everything and welcomes change as part of the cycle of life.

3. Train yourself to step back and look at the big picture; get away from the habit of staying up close with a symptom. I’m reminded of the fly in the window. Flies are so determined to get through a window, they display an incredible obsession to get outside and they’ll die trying. When often, all they have to do is fly around a little and discover that the door is open.

4. Learn to see others with your heart. Now that doesn’t mean we are to become a doormat. Remember, we can love someone, but that doesn’t mean we have to do lunch. Open your heart and just be yourself.

5. Continue to learn. Learning is as vital to life as oxygen and water. Look for the lessons in everything. The biggest obstacle in learning is not what you think you have yet to learn; it’s what you think you have learned but haven’t. If you aren’t feeling uncomfortable, it means you’re not breaking new ground.

The biggest benefit of awakening your wisdom is that you get to understand and know yourself. So wake up everybody! A new age is upon us, and you definitely don’t want to be caught sleeping through this one.

Make it a great day and remember – it’s a choice!

Todd Alan