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Words of Wisdom 136: Paths to Becoming Truly Wise

In this episode, Josh emphasizes the importance of seeking wisdom as the most valuable investment one can make. Wisdom, described as virtuous skill in living, helps ensure a fulfilling and secure life. Josh provides practical advice on how to cultivate wisdom, including stopping evil, embracing good, confessing daily, reading great books, living without secrets, praying continually, expanding one’s vision of God, practicing gratitude, seeking simplicity, and serving others. Inspired by quotes from Socrates and Dorothy Day, Josh challenges listeners to reflect on how the wisest person they know would approach life and to use specific questions as journal prompts and prayer guides. The episode concludes by urging listeners to commit to walking a path of wisdom and virtue.

00:00 Introduction to Wisdom

00:38 Steps to Grow in Wisdom

01:23 Inspirational Quotes

02:04 Reflective Questions

02:26 Conclusion and Commitment

About Josh Kalsbeek, LMFT

• As a Psychoherapist Josh helps people overcome their greatest struggles.

•Founder and CEO of Great Oaks Collective, and it's flagship program Overcome, a 10-Week virtual Intensive Outpatient Program for Christian couples experiencing sexual betrayal and addiction. www.greatoakscollective.com. 

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Socrates, as quoted in ​Plato's Apology​

Dorothy Day, ​Loaves and Fishes​

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Words of Wisdom 136 On the Ways of the Wise The most important investment

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you can make is in seeking to become wise.

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Wisdom is most simply defined as

having virtuous skill in living.

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Living a virtuous life is the best

insurance against becoming poor,

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or experiencing joy if you are.

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If you can't answer yes, then identify

what the wisest person you know would

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think and how they would live, and orient

yourself towards becoming like them.

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Some ideas to grow in wisdom.

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Seek to stop doing evil and

pursue as much good as possible.

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Choose the narrowest way possible.

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Practice confession daily.

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Read slowly and reread the greatest books.

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Have no secrets.

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Seek to pray continually.

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Expand your vision and awe of God.

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Live with gratitude.

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Seek simplicity.

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Focus on serving others with abandon.

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Find the wisest friends

you can and love them well.

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Quotes, The unexamined

life is not worth living.

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By Socrates as quoted in Plato's Apology.

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The greatest challenge of the day is how

to bring about a revolution of the heart.

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A revolution which has to

start with each one of us.

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When we begin to take the lowest place,

to wash the feet of others, To love

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our brothers with that burning love,

that passion, which led to the cross.

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Then we can truly say, now I have begun.

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By Dorothy Day, in her

book Loaves and Fishes.

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Questions.

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How would the wisest person I

know think about this situation?

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What books am I reading to grow in wisdom?

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How can I become more wise today?

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Use these questions as a journal prompt

and to guide your prayers this week.

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End note.

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Cultivating wisdom and virtue is the

surest path to a life well lived.

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Will you commit to walking

that narrow way today?

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Live wisely, Josh