attachment requires that you know and appreciate who and what you are, your purpose, and your direction. When you act from this place of clarity, love, and confidence, you influence others. You don’t have to “get” them to do anything. When you act selfishly to get what you want you make enemies and meet resistance. When you clearly desire a certain outcome, but are completely willing to do without it, you are in a powerful position.
Spiritual Intelligence has us listening within to the still small voice and following its guidance. How do you know if the voice is of your Spirit, or of your ego? The ego is about scarcity, conflict, hurry, worry, and fear. The still small voice is of love, confidence, and achieving the highest good for all concerned.
Spiritual intelligence is the awareness of choice–that there is Spirit and there is ego, and nothing in between. There is love and there is fear–and nothing in between. That there is seeking to achieve the highest good for all concerned–or “looking out for number one” selfishness.
Not only awareness, spiritual intelligence is the courage to make the choice, moment by moment, to let go of ego centered thinking and behaving, and to allow the spirit within you to guide you. Some may say “But you shouldn’t look within for guidance; you should look to God.” However you perceive God, as Great Spiritual Being, as Omnipresent Spirit, or simply as “Higher Power”, your point of contact is within your mind. Look within.
Spiritually Intelligent leaders are rarely famous, because they do not seek recognition. They are effective and powerful. They understand that they are a nucleus, not the center of attention, but a center of influence.