31 Flavors of Wisdom (Complete List and Links)
The 31 Day Wisdom Challenge
Over the next 31 days, I encourage you to do the following:
1. I encourage you to read each of the 31 Flavors on the numerical day of the month upon which it falls (i.e., Day 1 – Flavor #1: Wisdom; Day 6 – Flavor #6: Empathy, etc.).
2. Integrate, apply and “season” your day and activities with that Flavor of Wisdom for your personal benefit (1.5 or Loving Yourself), and for the benefit of others (2.0, or Loving Your Neighbor, the person in closest proximity to you). As I’ve said before, don’t worry about being perfect at it; just try to practice the behavior. With practice, I know you’ll get better at it! Now let’s step it up a bit.
3. On Day 1, I encourage you to practice Flavor #1. On Day 2, I encourage you to practice Flavor #1 and Flavor #2. On Day 3, I encourage you to practice Flavors #1, #2 and #3. By the end of the month, you will have practiced Flavor #1 thirty-one times, and Flavor #2 thirty times, and Flavor #3 twenty-nine times, and so on. In total, by the end of the month, you would have produced or seasoned your interactions with all the 31 Flavors of Wisdom a total of 496 times. If you practice this over one-year then you’re talking about 6,000 moments where you’ve impacted yourself and your relationships with actions that reflect you’re producing wise and skilled-at-living behaviors! I trust that you, and your relationships will experience positive outcomes as you engage in and practice these wisdom principles. Are you up for the challenge? But wait, there’s more.
4. I want to challenge you to bypass the Golden Rule (“Do to others what you would have them do to you”) and move to practice the Platinum Rule (“Treat others in the manner in which they’d like to be treated”). The Platinum Rule demonstrates you’re empathetically taking steps to get to know the person, their needs, and within reason, you’re attempting to meet their needs in the manner they’d like to experience the Flavor of Wisdom you’re demonstrating. This takes time but I bet they’ll appreciate your effort!
That’s it! That’s the 31 Day Wisdom Challenge I’d like to suggest to you, and I’d love to hear how it’s going for you! I wish you the very best as you flavor, consume, enjoy, are strengthened by, then reproduce these nutritionally rich and healing ingredients!
Here’s an easy way to access all of the posts in the 31 Day Wisdom Challenge:
Table of Contents for the 31 Day Wisdom Challenge:
Introduction to the 31 Flavors of Wisdom
- Day 1 – Flavor #1: Wisdom
- Day 2 – Flavor #2: Love
- Day 3 – Flavor #3: Knowledge
- Day 4 – Flavor #4: Listening
- Day 5 – Flavor #5: Awareness
- Day 6 – Flavor #6: Empathy
- Day 7 – Flavor #7: Character
- Day 8 – Flavor #8: Thinking
- Day 9 – Flavor #9: Learning
- Day 10 – Flavor #10: Perception
- Day 11 – Flavor #11: Discernment
- Day 12 – Flavor #12: Reason
- Day 13 – Flavor #13: Intelligence
- Day 14 – Flavor #14: Integrity
- Day 15 – Flavor #15: Moral Cognition
- Day 16 – Flavor #16: Discretion
- Day 17 – Flavor #17: Justice
- Day 18 – Flavor #18: Righteousness
- Day 19 – Flavor #19: Creativity
- Day 20 – Flavor #20: Understanding
- Day 21 – Flavor #21: Compassion
- Day 22 – Flavor #22: Humility
- Day 23 – Flavor #23: Prudence
- Day 24 – Flavor #24: Goals, Activities and Skills
- Day 25 – Flavor #25: Practical Action
- Day 26 – Flavor #26: Discipline
- Day 27 – Flavor #27: Skilled Behavior
- Day 28 – Flavor #28: Skilled Outcomes
- Day 29 – Flavor #29: Regulation/Gentleness
- Day 30 – Flavor #30: Peace
- Day 31 – Flavor #31: Self-Control
Thanks again for looking at these 31 Flavors of Wisdom and hopefully, participating in the 31 Day Wisdom Challenge, and for reading this excerpt from Cultivating Love: Wisdom for Life. As time permits, please visit the other blogs written by Dr. Ken McGill: Daily Bread for Life and “3–2- 5–4–24” for additional information that could be helpful.
Dr. Ken McGill, LMFT — Attachment Repair for Couples • Faith-Integrated Trauma Therapy in California • Healthy Adult Mode Therapy for High-Functioning Professionals. Dr. McGill provides attachment-focused therapy integrating psychology and spiritual formation for couples and individuals seeking structured growth, with telehealth available statewide in California and Texas and in-person sessions in Plano, TX. Learn more or schedule a session at drkenmcgill@live.com, www.drkenmcgill.com, or 972. 505. 6144.
