Hello everyone! We have reached the midway point of
Challenge #14. The theme for this challenge is all about
WISDOM. Today I am going to share a little introspection with you all that I am
also presenting on my own personal blog in my "Motivational Monday"
feature.
KNOWLEDGE, INTELLIGENCE & WISDOM
Knowledge, Intelligence, Wisdom. While these words are often used interchangeably, they really mean different things. Knowledge is the body of facts that we look to obtain through study or experience. Intelligence is the capacity for being able to learn, reason and understand the body of facts before us. Wisdom is the ability to make good judgements based on what you have learned from the knowledge you have gained.
There are some important distinctions to note. Just because someone is intelligent, does not necessarily mean that the person will be wise, and on the flip side, just because someone is wise, does not necessarily mean that the person will be intelligent. I have often been baffled by the fact that with many of the people I have met, it seems that
the higher a person's IQ, the less wisdom they seem to display. While their minds may be filled with knowledge, they often don't seem to have the ability to discern that information in order to make wise choices and decisions. On the other hand, I have met people who never finished grade school, that happen to be among the wisest individuals I know. Maybe it is because the person with the higher level of intelligence has only studied the possibilities whereas the wiser person has learned through their experiences and is thus better equipped to put their knowledge to use. Being able to process through a large storehouse of facts, analyze that information and then utilize it effectively is definitely a skill that needs to be developed through time and experience.
Now to be fair. There are people out there who display both a modicum of intelligence and wisdom at the same time. This certainly would be the ideal to strive for. However, what if you could only choose to be one or the other. The debate has raged on through the years as to whether it is more important to be intelligent or more important to be wise. I don't think it will be settled any time soon. Personally, I think that wisdom is more important than intelligence. Just having knowledge is not enough, one must be able to know what to do with it. Of course, I've just covered the surface of this vast topic. It would take years to fully research and delve into the roots of the subject. Maybe if I ever get the opportunity to continue my degree in psychology, it is a subject I can further explore. In the interim, I'd be interested to know your thoughts on the subject. Intelligence or wisdom--which would you choose?
References:
Author Unknown. (2011). Difference Between Wisdom And Intelligence. Available: http://sharpkiwi.hubpages.com/hub/Difference-Between-Wisdom-And-Intelligence. Last accessed 17th May 2014.
Brown, P.R. (2013). The Difference Between Being Intelligent & Being Wise . Available: http://theprbrownreport.blogspot.ca/2013/03/the-difference-between-being.html. Last accessed 17th May 2014.
Graham, Paul. (2007). Is It Worth Being Wise?. Available: http://paulgraham.com/wisdom.html. Last accessed 17th May 2014.
Horowitz, Eric . (2012). ‘Tis Better to Be Wise Than Intelligent.
Available:
http://www.peerreviewedbymyneurons.com/2012/08/10/tis-better-to-be-wise-than-intelligent/.
Last accessed 17th May 2014.
On-line Dictionary References (All last accessed 17 May 2014):
Cambridge Dictionaries On-Line (2014)
"intelligence." Available: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/american-english/intelligence_1?q=intelligence.
"knowledge." Available: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/american-english/knowledge?q=knowledge.
"wisdom." Available: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/american-english/wisdom?q=wisdom
Dictionary.com (2014)
"intelligence." Available:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intelligence?s=t.
"knowledge." Available:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/knowledge?s=t.
"wisdom." Available: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wisdom?s=t.
Merriam-Webster (2014)
"intelligence." Available:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligence.
"knowledge." Available:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knowledge.
"wisdom." Available: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisdom.
Oxford Dictionaries (2014)
"intelligence." Available:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/intelligence?q=intelligence.
"knowledge." Available:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/knowledge?q=knowledge.
"wisdom." Available: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/wisdom?q=wisdom.
To help inspire you down the path of wisdom, check out the wonderful
projects a few of my Design Team had the opportunity to create...
Vicky has chosen to use
Mother's Day 2, from
Ike's Art. Such a beautiful portrait of a mother and child. It was offered as a limited time freebie and is not currently available in the store for purchase.
Pat decided to use
Sherlock, also from
Ike's Art. Sherlock is definitely a symbol of wisdom if there was ever one! If you
are interested in purchasing this great image, click on the
watermark to head over to its location in Ike's store. It is currently located within the '
People' section.
For Monica's midway project, she has chosen to work with
Pocket Watch, also from
Ike's Art. Another fabulous image! If you
are interested in purchasing it, click on the
watermark to head over to its location in Ike's store. It is currently located within the '
My Latest Designs' section.
Lynda has chosen to use
New Baby, also from
Ike's Art. This isn't the first time one of the team has chosen to use this image and I am sure it won't be the last. If you
are interested in purchasing this precious image, click on the
watermark to head over to its location in Ike's store. It is currently located within the '
My Latest Designs' or the '
People' section.
Sandy decided to use the same image she worked with for the start of the challenge,
Dozy Owl. You can find this fabulous image in the DS4J store by clicking on the watermark below.
Finally, that leaves our...
For the second half of the challenge we have Julie-Ann Perry, also a designer with DS4J, as our guest designer...
My name is Julie-Ann mum of 4 and nanny to Charlie. Lucky to be married to my best friend Bob. I love cats nearly as much as my children. I am very honoured to be on one of the best creative design teams – Digistamps4Joy - and work with some extremely talented people. I hope you enjoy my creation using a DS4J digistamp, and more info can be found on my blog “Hand crafted by Charlie's nanny”--http://handcraftedbycharliesnanny.blogspot.com.
Check out the wonderful card she created...
Julie-Ann used the image, Misteri's Mystery, for her project. You can find this wonderful image in the DS4J store by clicking on the watermark below.
Clicking on
the team members name (or in the case of our GDT, the blog name) will take you to their blog where you can check
out the details for their inspirational creations!
So if you haven't entered already, what are you waiting for? Create a project and/or post that is
positive AND relates to
wisdom, provide an explanation of how your
project and/or post relates to the theme somewhere in your post or come
over and leave a comment with the explanation. Easy, peasy! You can enter our latest challenge by clicking
HERE.
Also,
I know that the participants would love for you to go and pay them a visit. Remember
we're creating a Path of Positivity to follow one project at a time and
we'd love to see you somewhere on that route even if it is just by leaving a
comment on an entry from someone who has touched you somehow with their project and/or post!
If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus
behind why I started it under the '
Introductions' tab and all the details you need to know in order to participate, in the '
Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog).
Don't Forget...
You still have until 11:55 p.m. tonight, to vote on your favourite entry for
Challenge #13.
Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope
you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already. Don't
forget, if you leave a comment after voting, you have the opportunity to
walk away with a selection of digital papers created especially with your interests in mind.
To check
out the Top Seven and cast your vote, click
HERE. Winners for challenge #13 will be posted next Monday.
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON WISDOM?
If you need some additional motivation to help inspire you, I've provided another sentiment on this month's theme (the first is available
HERE), free for you to download:
Credit Notes For This Creation:
© 2014, Lisa L. Décosse. PUO. However, you are allowed to use the
sentiment on handmade projects that you intend to sell on a small scale
basis provided credit is given. You also need to include a credit note
and a link to this blog should you use any of my images in your
creations and post them on your blog. Please be sure to familiarize
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contact me to obtain one.
This word art creation is in png format and published at 300 ppi. It is
quite large in order to accommodate different programs that people work
with. If you are a card maker you can always resize it smaller without
distorting the quality.
Font Information:
Click on the font name to take you to a download location. These fonts
were listed as free for commercial use at the time this project was
made.and as such, it is my understanding, that I am within my rights to
use these fonts in my creations and offer them to others. Please refer to
my full terms of service for what you can and cannot do with this
digital creation.
SUMMARY
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