21 Spiritual Skills

“Becoming fully human is a great adventure – one that requires us to grow and stretch ourselves.” So writes Cindy Wigglesworth at the opening of her book, SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence. A practical book with good exercises I highly recommend this book for someone looking to develop their capacity to exercise wisdom and compassion. I was quite impressed with the book’s sensible approach to a sensitive topic. Spiritual books can sometimes be inspiring but vague. Cindy Wigglesworth’s common sense style of writing is both practical and inspiring. She outlines a framework for spiritual development that is grounded in research and informed by her experiences in the business world. Her stories and examples are clear, well written and heart-warming. She describes Spiritual Intelligence as a capstone skill that incorporates other natural intelligences (physical, mental and emotional). The book does not claim to “define” spirit or spirituality, but instead offers a workable approach to doing the hard work of spiritual growth. The book takes the approach that small steps in the right direction can build the spiritual muscles that catalyze growth. It describes 21 spiritual skills that fall into four related groupings. This creates a landscape with different paths that can meet the needs and style of different people. Most useful to me were the specific suggestions and exercises about how to become aware of when the Hi...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Spirituality Wisdom Cindy Wigglesworth Spiritual Intelligence SQ21 Source Type: blogs