Intelligence and Wisdom

There’s a saying that goes, “If you aren’t angry, you aren’t paying attention.” This reflects the belief that a critical mind is more intelligent and therefore more likely to be outraged at the world. Yet, at any given moment there is a incomprehensible amount of stimuli is available for our awareness. What we notice is directly related to our habits. The more we look for what’s agitates, offends and depresses us, the more we will find. Intelligence and wisdom aren’t the same. Intelligence is concerned with collecting and analyzing information to better understanding our environment. Wisdom consists of understanding where to level our gaze and how to frame our observations in a way that not only feels good to ourselves, but also…

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