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Aspect #12

ESSENCE BOOK #1

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“Life is neither good or evil,

but only a place for good and evil.”

~ Marcus Aurelius

ESSENCE: Wisdom is developed through self-knowledge, good judgment, understanding others, and a willingness to learn directly through life experiences.

Wisdom is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; it is the state of being wise. Wisdom is essential to our evolution. Wisdom is gained by learning directly through the challenges of life experiences. All challenges are potential wisdom makers. As we gain wisdom, we eXpand our Souls.

Stoicism is a philosophy for bold and effective leadership. It teaches the application of wisdom for purposes of self-control, and perseverance as a means to overcome destructive emotions, advocating for a life in harmony with Nature. Stoics tend to be natural born leaders.

Sleeping Souls tend to have low Self-awareness and avoid discomfort at all costs. When they continuously avoid discomfort, they live in denial. Living in denial is not an authentic way to live. Rather, it’s more like a fairyland in Hell, in that to the outside world they have successfully created an illusion that their lives are perfect, while all along, their Souls are in turmoil. For many, until they unleash their power by learning the lessons and capturing the wisdom, not much will change. They remain dazed and confused, unsure about what to do next. Some begin to seek.

Seekers tend to embrace discomfort because they are beginning to realize that discomfort is our higher Selves informing us that a lesson from the challenge at hand needs to be learned. They realize that discomfort leads them to their center of knowing. And when they acknowledge, accept, and integrate this learning into their lives, the negative energy releases and the discomfort dissipates. In other words, they discover comfort in the discomfort, because they know there is wisdom to be gained. However, if they don’t capture the learning, or if they deny the discomfort, this uncomfortable challenge will return again in the future. This is why many Seekers embrace discomfort, as they are on a journey to take on as many challenges as possible to transcend to a state of awakening, experiencing greater inner peace along the way.

Awakened tend to believe that our Souls experience One infinite life, comprised of an infinite number of chapters. Within each chapter we gain wisdom. And the wisdom gained along the way determines how consciously evolved our Souls are. Hence, the term old Soul recognizes an individual as consciously evolved through already having experienced numerous chapters of their infinite life. They tend to acknowledge the opportunity within every lesson learned, to have earned knowledge through learning the lesson, and to give thanks for all of their lessons, no matter how difficult. By having this awareness about learning, knowledge, and wisdom, they tend to discover their life purpose....