Councils of Wisdom

I've just heard about a new book called, "The Council of Dads". Its author, Bruce Feiler, was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his leg. He was faced with the very real possibility that he wouldn't be around to guide his two young daughters through the challenges and mysteries of their lives.

His solution was remarkable - and very simple. What if he gathered a group of male friends and family members to act as lifelong "godparents" for them? And what if he asked each of them to share their own personal pieces of sage advice for the girls? Surely they'd never be alone, and they'd always have male perspectives to turn to and learn from.

What a great concept. I love it. That's generally the idea I had in mind when I started this blog. What if we were our own council of Wise Sparked Women? What if we gathered each other's words of wisdom and shared it with the children in our lives? And then, let's take it one step further. What about doing what Bruce did and organized friends and family to contribute? Or maybe start a "council of moms" like Bruce's young daughters suggested for their own mother?

Happily, Bruce Feiler is in remission and has a clean bill of health now. But it doesn't take our lives being threatened to know the value of passing wisdom on. So let's do it!

In the course of blogs, I'll be honing in on character traits like honesty, humility, pride, etc., and also on life concepts like money, love, death, etc. So please join me and share your wise words. You have so much to offer!