From a good friend I received a pdf. A pdf about Wisdom Culture and Practical Wisdom written by Paul Ray, the guy that brought us the term Cultural Creatives. Have a read and decide for yourself if you are a member of this new Wise Culture. Paul describes 15 destinctions of Wisdom.
- Using the big picture
- Using many ways of knowing
- Acting in the service of larger purposes
- Very socially responsible
- Insightful
- Perceptive and subtle observers
- Aware of limits and uncertainty of knowledge
- Authentic and Trustworthy
- Grounded in realities of a variety of situations
- Discriminating and fair in judgement
- Socially skilled and knowledgeable
- Is familiar with higher levels of consciousness
- Having a wise group process that elicite leadership from the entire group
- Letting be and letting go. Trusting the universe
- Having a very large and varied reportoire of values
My favorites are in italic 😉
I converted the pdf to a slideshare presentation(watch full screen):
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Nice. The center of this wisdom is a serious attempt to understand the concept of fear.
Fear has many shapes, the smallest ones are the most destructive ones.
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