“As you grow spiritually, you will learn to use your magnetic and wise will rather than your forceful will.
A wise will is one that does things with thought, planning, and intention. It thinks of better ways than force to do things.
For instance, one mother tried using force to get her children to go to bed on time and stay put. She would yell, plead, and threaten. Using her wise will, she devised a technique that worked and didn’t involve force.
She gave her children a choice of going to bed early and having her read them a story or staying up half an hour later and not having a story. Having a choice, they usually chose the story and fell asleep peacefully afterward. There was no longer a battle of wills. She solved the problem by being wise and loving rather than forceful.
Your wise will is confident, tries out new solutions, and takes the initiative. It looks for new, better ways to do things. It makes decisions not solely on impulsive feelings but by blending them with logic and common sense.”
Spiritual Growth – Being Your Higher Self, Sanaya Roman, p. 193.
