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I must share a story of a friend of mine.

This is a success story that is evolving and it brings to it such a positive power of what happens when we open our eyes, manage our life and develop new skills.

A couple of months ago a friend stopped by and for some unknown reason she began to unload about her life. You see her Dream was to become a singer and, trust me, she has the voice of an Angel. She told me about how her and her husband had made a promise that as soon as they got the bills paid she was going to cut a CD with her songs that she has written and performs. I told her, "What you Focus on Expands. If you focus on Debt, you will get more debt."

Now this wonderful lady never gets up in front of a large crowd to share her god-given talents. Yet when you look in to her eyes, distantly, there is so much passion there about her dream. We had a long conversation and I asked her if she was willing to Commit to a new way of thinking about money-management. She kindly agreed and I put her on a program where she would now focus on Financial Freedom and not on Debt. I told her this would take some time to develop. She would need to dedicated to it, sensible and use some new found common-sense.

It has been a little over a month for her now and I have to share her results. In just one month and a half, this lady has gone from $0.00 in Savings, Credit card debt out the wazoo and a life full of stress and tension to,... realizing her dream will come true probably by this February. Her credit card debt is now down to one small monthly payment. She has, for the first time in her life, opened a Savings account, is teaching this process to her children who are better at it than she is AND has a fund for her Singing Career at a point where she can afford the studio time very shortly.

I wish you could have been there to see her face. I wish you could have seen the smile and the sparkle of life in her eyes. Pure Joy! From the Heart Joy. Like the weight of the world had been lifted from her heart. It was a Spectacular sight! One that I will never forget.

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. - Bible; Matthew (ch. VI, v. 22)

I love to be able to touch peoples lives the way we do. I love to share these stories with others and show them that, HOPE is right in front of you. Life can change forever in an instant once you wake up. Her comment was,"Dan, we have to teach this to everyone" and I told her, sadly we can't. We can't help people that don't want to be helped. If people are not willing to open there eyes because they are afraid of living, we cannot help them. No One Can!

Your life becomes what you make it. Your Outer, Physical world is only a reflection of your Inner World.

What goes on in your head?

This wonderful lady had discovered the Power of just one of the Seven Virtues.

Prudence!

Prudence is being cautious, sensible, managing carefully, self-restraint, circumspect, common-sense.

"Discretion suggests wise self-restraint, as in resisting a rash impulse: The better part of valor is discretion (Shakespeare).

It is PRUDENCE that protects us from our own ignorance, from our past Bad Habits. Exercising it seems to be a difficult task for most people today. We get caught in the trappings of our past beliefs. (You have all heard my Rant on that). To me, Prudence is a Gut-Feeling an exercise in your Wisdom.

It protects us from our own Pride and the rest of the Seven Sins.

"What is Common-Sense to some, would seem to be UNcommon-Sense to most others."

It is one of the Virtues that so many find so difficult to control. With its control, your life will change for the better.

Have a Great and Wonderful Day!

Dan Brooks

“You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner.
If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.”
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According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, by definition Wisdom is;

1a) : accumulated philosophic or scientific learning : KNOWLEDGE b) : ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : INSIGHT c) : good sense : JUDGMENT d) : generally accepted belief 2 ): a wise attitude or course of action 3) : the teachings of the ancient wise.

The pursuit of Knowledge, Insight, judgment and other Virtues should be the purpose of mankind. I believe we haven't began to discover our abilities. We have not yet evolved into what we are supposed to be.

Some would argue evolution, I am not here to debate that issue other than to say, The World is changing, humanity is changing, religion, spirituality, common-sense are all changing. I talked yesterday about being Lost. I believe the Universe is going to present you with many decisions, problems and rewards throughout your life. How you handle those decisions, how you gain the Wisdom is by living Virtuously.

I want to look at "The Virtues", what they are and how we can use them to lead a more productive life. The classical Greek philosophers considered the foremost virtues to be Prudence, Temperance, Courage and Justice. Early Christian Church theologians adopted these virtues and considered them equally important to ALL people. Theological virtues were added, Love, Hope and Faith.

Books have been written on all of these virtues, at best we will briefly touch on them and see how we can apply their qualities into our life to make it better.

"Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason." - Cicero

SEVEN SINS

So many people, know and focus on the seven deadly sins. It is remarkable to think so much time can be wasted on them. Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed and Sloth. How many people do you know that, if they would let go of those bad qualities it would make them better.
Sloth for example , is not only about the avoidance of work it is also about the avoidance of Spiritual Work. Your personal development. If you are not Growing, You are dying.

"Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him." - Benjamin Franklin

To counter Sloth one must show Courage with patient endurance. Courage isn't about going out and slaying the dragon and saving the princess or about laying down your life for a cause.

Courage is about facing each day with remarkable fortitude. Show the Universe that you can handle adversity and rise above that which might stop so many others. Courage is, not giving up, being diligent in your cause to become a better person. Facing the demons of your past belief's and conquering the negativity which has kept you from achieving your goals your whole life.

Have a Great and Wonderful day

Dan Brooks

“You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner.
If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.”
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