Everyday Wisdom

A Guide to a Better, Deeper Life

John C. Morgan

• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781666748543
  9781666748550
• eBook ISBN:
  9781666748567
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

If you want to live a better life, how can you do so? Like learning to play a musical instrument or another language, you need to be clear about the basics beforehand. This means describing what you value and what you need to do to move into realizing these values in your everyday life. Once your intentions are clear, again similar to playing a musical instrument, you must practice every day realizing those intentions. This is called practical wisdom--applying what you value into daily practice. In a new book, Everyday Wisdom, writer and philosophy teacher Dr. John C. Morgan provides forty ways to live a deeper and more meaningful life, which he collected over the years from both students in his classes and congregations he served. Written clearly in short essays, Morgan offers pathways for finding your best self, including how to be more loving, peaceful, and intentional. Being clear about your intentions and practicing realizing them every day is the wisdom needed to realize your potential. It's a daily practice but followed long enough becomes life changing. Essentially, living the good life is one that evolves over time and is a habit you choose to practice every day. This book offers ways to create your book of life and keep a journal along the way, thus putting into daily practice what you value.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• \Preface
• 1. Live Fully Every Day
• 2. Think of Your Life as an Uncertain Journey
• 3. “Know Yourself”
• 4. Be Loving
• 5. Live Peacefully
• 6. Develop Your Character
• 7. Learn to Listen
• 8. Be Forgiving
• 9. Become Like a Hedgehog
• 10. Don’t Be Fooled
• 11. Practice Self-Reflection
• 12. Grow Up
• 13. Become a Pine Knotter
• 14. Be Childlike
• 15. Serve Others
• 16. Nurture Your Soul
• 17. Stifle Your Pride
• 18. Stay Awake to the Day
• 19. Take Care of Yourself
• 20. Try Not to Lie (Too Often)
• 21. Pay Attention to the Seasons
• 22. Have a Heart
• 23. Make Wise Decisions
• 24. Practice Being Kind
• 25. Turn Off, Tune In, Drop In
• 26. Say and Act What You Believe
• 27. Shape, Don’t Fear, the Unknown
• 28. Think before Acting
• 29. Think of the Ends and Means
• 30. Be a Hero
• 31. Tend a Garden
• 32. Use Common Sense
• 33. Become a Role Model
• 34. Assume the Middle Way
• 35. Practice Dying
• 36. Temporarily Suspend Doubt
• 37. Don’t Waste Time
• 38. Find Your Story
• 39. Stay Curious
• 40. Ten Suggestions for Living Well
• Exercises for Self-Reflection
• About the Author