Well, since I started to think about Wisdom, one thing has kept entering my thoughts. I do not really have to think about Wisdom now... do I. I have the way of knowing every answer... every action I need to take in any situation. I just need to have enough Wisdom to stop and use the yes/no technique. I don't know how many of you are using this technique by now; but, it has been suggested enough?... But, with the yes/no technique, I have used great Wisdom... for I have invited Spirit into the decision.

Ernest Holmes explains this as 'inductive reasoning'. As Holmes states: "There are but two processes of reasoning known to the human mind; one is inductive and the other is deductive. Inductive reasoning is an inquiry into the truth; it is a process of analysis. Deductive reasoning is that process of reasoning which follows an already established premise. It is from the whole to a part. Here is an example of inductive reasoning: I look about and say, "John Smith is good; Mary Jones is good; my neighbors are good; consequently, God must be good." This is a process of analysis which leads to the conclusion that the Cause back of all things must be Good. Deductive reasoning would operate this way: "God is Good; consequently, Mary Jones, John Smith and my neighbors must be good"; because God is Good they cannot be otherwise." Wow... that's cool. God is Good, therefore I am good.

Holmes goes on to state: "Since inductive reasoning is an analysis, which is always an inquiry into truth, it follows that God can reason only deductively. That which is Infinite does not have to inquire into the Truth; consequently, there can be no inductive process of reasoning, either in the Spirit or the soul of the Universe. There cannot be any inductive reasoning in the Spirit, because It already knows all things."

Spirit already knows all things. Well... my inductive reasoning tells me that I have made a lot of mistakes in my life. I know I have paid for them and am still paying for them... up-until-now. I have proven that I am not always as wise as I think I am. My inductive reasoning also tell me that I can have deductive reasoning by always consulting Spirit. And, I can have the consultation of Spirit by utilizing the gift I have been given of the yes/no technique... for I have inductively reasoned that it works.

I don't know people... it makes me wonder why when we have such techniques to work with... why we do not use them. We have already proven that working on EGO (Human Experience Intelligence... or Edging God Out), that the Ego can lead us into heaven or hell... good or evil. What is it that causes us to play Russian Roulette with ourselves? It is not being very loving of ourselves... to do such. It is not being very Wise. Well, I am tired of living this way. I have been tired of it a long time. Now, I am starting to use the Wisdom I have acquired over these fifty-five years and going for the deductive reasoning. I am using the yes/no technique more constantly in my decision making. I am not willing to gamble with my life on whether I am designing a life of Joy and Fun... or Sadness and Hardships. And, as Holmes says, "Spirit already knows all things."