What''s your
spiritual IQ?
It''s the secret weapon that will help you cope with the
hassles of life. Here''s how to put spiritual
intelligence to work for you.
Her ex had done it again. After missing their 10-year-old
daughter''s dance recital, he showed up the following
day with a bouquet
of roses. "My first impulse was to tear into him," admits my friend
Jennie. Then some phrases popped into her mind: "He loves her. She
needs him. Let it be." Taking a deep breath, she listened to this
inner voice and said, "Natalie''s going to love the flowers." And for at least
one brief, shining moment, there was a little more peace on earth.What happened? Without consciously realizing why or how, Jennie had
reached beyond reason to a deeper level of understanding, a newly
recognized way of knowing that psychologists have dubbed "spiritual
intelligence." Our spiritual intelligence quotient, or SQ, helps us
understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives.
Spiritual intelligence is the capacity to sense, understand and
tap in to the highest part of ourselves, of others and of the world
around us. This source of inner serenity may be our best defense
against the hassles that barrage us every day.