Where Is Wisdom? Why Is It So Hard to Come By?

"We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us." Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)

Wisdom is deep inside each and every one of us. If wisdom is right here, right where we are, why are so few truly tapped in?

Wisdom comes from a deep place inside us, where most people rarely visit. Wisdom can be defined as thoughts, feelings, concepts, and ideas that are bigger than you and facilitate the greater good of the whole. The only way to have and experience these types of thoughts, feelings, concepts and ideas for yourself is to connect with something bigger than you. We can call this God, Universal Intelligence, Great Spirit, or Source.

This is no longer about religion, or faith, or philosophy. Today's world demands we go beyond these limiting mental constructs deep into the felt experience of true wisdom. This depth, this experience, this wisdom, is available to each and every person willing to let go and surrender their "smaller self" into this larger "bigger than you" reality.

My spiritual path has long been focused on establishing a strong partnership with God, Universal Intelligence, Great Spirit, or Source. I see this as THE most critical skill to survive and thrive in the 21st century. With the amount of change, information, and choices exponentially increasing in our lives, it's ESSENTIAL we connect with the changeless, infinite, wise guidance inside.

While Spirit communicates with us in many ways, one of the most powerful and effective ways I have found to partner with the power of the Universe is to tune into my own body. If it's true that we and Great Spirit are one, then we need look no further than right here, right where we are, to tap into divine intelligence and guidance.

So why aren't more people doing this? If wisdom is available to each of us, inside us, why are we not tapped into it? Well, in our western paradigm of living we are accustomed to thinking of intelligence arising, or coming from, the head. Familiar terms like "Use your head" and "Get your head in the game," exemplify this way of thinking.

However, what science has discovered in recent years is that intelligence actually exists all over the body; in fact there are neurons, similar to those in our brain, that exist in the heart and as well in the stomach. The new field of neuro-cardiology has called this bundle of neurons in the heart the heart-brain, and those in the stomach have been named the belly-brain.

In addition, studies have shown there is more communication going from the heart to the brain, than from the brain to the heart. The brain does not run the heart - in fact, in a fetus, the heart is formed and starts pumping before the brain is formed. And if you know anything about heart-transplants, you'll know that a heart removed from the body can continue to beat with no connection to the brain. And those neurons in the gut, they produce the familiar "gut instinct." We haven't really understood these things until now.

Someone once said "There is more wisdom from the neck down, than from the neck up." This is an amazing thing to truly realize, and starts to turn our brain-centered, head-centered western way of thinking and being "on its head." The bottom line here is that there is wisdom, insight, and intelligence coming from other parts of ourselves!

So why don't we hear the wisdom from our body? First of all the head is so dominant with its screaming and yelling and nonstop fear-based messages that the subtle aspects of ourselves get drowned out; you just can't hear them. The voice of wisdom coming from our body is the often-talked-about but seldom heard "still small voice." It really is still and small. You have to want to hear it, get still, and really listen. If you don't do this the head continues to dominate you with fear-based, survival-oriented commands. This is unfortunate, because with your head running your life, your life becomes a death march that's all about avoiding pain, seeking pleasure, and controlling as much as possible. This is called survival and it's completely void of God-like experiences including joy, unconditional love, compassion, inspiration, deep peace and serenity.

Here's an interesting insight. Spiritual practices are pretty much ALL about one thing: connecting to Source. That's it. In one way, shape, or form they are ALL doorways to connecting with Source. Chanting, meditating, prayer, postures, mudras, mantras, etc. etc. etc. Anything you can think of. Every single one of these things is A MEANS TO THE END. Mostly they are about calming and quieting our mental, physical, or emotional distractions. Why? So we can finally connect, hear, and EXPERIENCE that still small voice that is the God Inside each and every one of us.

Think of the mind, or your head, as the manager, and think of your body, and especially your heart, as the leader, as the visionary. Without a divinely inspired vision, the manager, or your head, is just spinning its wheels doing busy work. Your mind is there to serve your heart; however most people are so in their mind, and disconnected from their body-based wisdom, that the mind is dysfunctionally running the show. With these insights your practice becomes about getting connected to your body and accessing ALL your wisdom.

Try This:

Sit in a comfortable position with your feet flat on the ground and your hands resting on your thighs. Take several deep belly breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Close your eyes and feel your awareness draining down from your head, down into your body. You can literally sense this energetic shift of awareness-energy coming down from your head, down into your body. Imagine your awareness just melting down from your head down into your body as you breathe deeply in through your nose and out through your mouth. Do this for a minute or two and longer if you want.

Once you have moved your awareness down into your body, just sit calmly in that state for a few moments and notice the quality of your thoughts and feelings. If you have truly succeeded at moving your awareness-energy down into your body, your will likely notice your thoughts are more peaceful, calm, confident, courageous, loving, inspired, and actually wise. More, one might say, "God-like" in their quality.

Congratulations - you are one step closer to your mojo!

Roger Kenneth Marsh is a Spiritual Life Coach & creator of the Major Good Mojo System. He has an engineering degree, MBA, is a Certified Life Coach, HeartMath® Provider, and Passion Test® Facilitator. Get his book "NexGen Human" on Amazon.com, and FREE CD "3 Keys to Major Good Mojo" at http://www.majorgoodmojo.com/free-cd

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Realizing you are not going to be promoted, how to determine if you are truly happy where you are in

life

You will want to consider that there are a lot of reasons why a person is promoted and there are a lot

of reasons why a person is not being promoted. Often you may think that your promotion is

justifiable, but then you have to think that there are things that you just can’t control. First, it may just

not be the right time for the company to do promotions and clean house. You will find that a lot of

times when a business is doing so well they aren’t into promotions because they think that they have

a winning team, however, if there are some loose ends the company will boast some people up in

the ranks in efforts to make the business stronger. Then there are things like seniority that you’ll have

to take inconsideration. Just because you are good at your job doesn’t mean that you deserve the

promotion, while there are others who do fine work and have been with the company for years longer.

You will need to realize that there are many reasons why you are not being promoted.

Once you realize why you may not get promoted you will then need to make a decision. You’ll want

to give yourself a lot of time to think about this, because you don’t want to make any rash decisions.

You will want to make sure that you consider doing everything you can to make your career move

forward. Sometimes you just need to talk about your feelings and insecurities with your boss. Then

you’ll be able to understand where you stand with the company. You may also want to consider

quitting.

If you feel that you have gotten as far as you can go with this company, then you will need to assess

rather or not you will be able to quit or simply start looking else where. You will want to consider that

that boss shouldn’t be informed until you have made the decision on rather or not you are staying.

You’ll need to keep in mind that there are many factors that will keep you at a job, but if you are not

personally happy, then it’s really not worth it. You’ll need to figure out something.

If you really are considering quitting, you have to ask yourself if this is just your way of throwing a

temper tantrum. This could be something that you are feeling right now, but this is not something that

you should consider if you don’t feel negative on an overall spectrum. You’ll need to keep in mind

that there are a lot of people who ask for more respect and they end up getting less. It all depends

on what is important to you and also what it is that you are lacking with your current job.

You’ll want to make a list of things that you like and a list of things that make you want to walk away.

You will find that this exercise will help you to determine rather or not you are ready for this move

and also it will help you to gain some clarity. This way you will be able to make a educational move

that you won’t end up regretting. You will also want to take some time and realize what it is that you

can do in order to be happier at work. It is very important that you learn how to be happy with

yourself and your work process, but it is so just as important to understand that you need to go after

things that are important to you and not settle.

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Oh Clients, Oh Clients, Where Are You?

Do you constantly find yourself on the client hunt, with no results? Do you ever wonder if there are really any clients out there for you? Do you feel like there is something about you that cause clients to run away from you, instead of run toward you?

The thing about generating income in your coaching business is that you need clients. It is great to have a wonderful website, a great message and heart to make a difference. But if you don't have any clients then that makes things extremely challenging. This article provides you with three strategies for attracting your ideal clients.

1. Evaluate Your Client Language:

Are you speaking the same language as your target audience, or are you speaking a language that does not connect with them? If you desire to attract your ideal client you must speak their language. You must use words on your website, in your e-books, articles or in your special report that your target audience can relate to. Your target audience must feel like your words are especially for them.

It is hard for you to attract your ideal client with words that are to general. Words that are too general speak to everyone, but targeted and specific language speak to those you are trying to connect with, in a powerful way. The words jump out at your desired clients in a special way, and show them you understand and you care.

2. Go Where Your Potential Clients Are:

To attract your ideal clients you must go where they go. You can go to network meetings, faith-based gatherings, association meetings, public events, and community meetings. You can also connect socially through the various social networks, blogs or through websites. If you never go where your clients are then you could be missing out on a big opportunity to connect with your ideal clients. The great thing about going where your ideal clients are at is there is no guessing or hoping that you will cross paths with your ideal client.

3. Let Your Potential Clients Know How You Can Assist Them In a Powerful Way:

It is important as a coach to inform your potential clients of all of the great qualities you have that can assist him or her with success. It is also important to let your potential client know why you are passionate about helping him or her to succeed. Your why can be even more powerful than your how. Share important information that will help your potential clients feel connected to you. There are many, many coaches in the world, and you have to let your potential client know how and why you stand out. Don't be shy about sharing this information with your potential clients, this is not boasting on yourself. This is authentically sharing a piece of yourself with your potential clients.

Dr. Shauntel Peak-Jimenez is the founder of the Women Coaches Prosperity Institute, where she provides mindset and prosperity services for women coaches. Dr. Shauntel is passionate about helping other women coaches to prosper in life and business. To find out about services for women coaches please visit http://www.womencoachesprospering.com/.

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