beaver with hands on head

“Information is not wisdom. The mind, while a great and irreplaceable tool, can store instead of feel, can sort instead of understand, can, like a beaver builds a dam of everything precious. If you cannot speak when your mouth is stuffed with unchewed wood, how can you think clearly if your mind is stuffed with undigested information? …

But how do we empty the mind? By not overthinking. By not storing and sorting. By not playing fears or dreams or doubts of praise. By choosing the most important thing on our endless list of things to do and doing it fully after tearing up the list.”

~ Mark Nepo from The Book of Awakening

Smiling

Pause and be still

Find your Middle Ground every day

Allow the mind to clear

Connect to your wisdom.

Remember the beaver

22 responses to “* Information vs Wisdom”

    1. Thank you Erica. I thought so too!

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  1. Oh yes, I definitely remember the beaver…wise and cute!

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    1. They do have a way about them…. Step back and watch out for falling trees Jill!

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  2. I recently came upon this quote and I think it may fit the intent of your post. “Rule the mind or the mind will rule you.”

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    1. It is a good one Olga! Thank you 💛

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  3. Excellent….TMI numbs the mind

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  4. You do know I depend on you, Val, for my daily dose of wisdom! 🙂

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    1. Why thank you Paul. I am counting on you to remind me of how special our dogs are … And our planet!

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  5. That is one hell of a quote. I need to get that wood out of my mouth!

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    1. Keep chewing Julie 💛

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  6. It’s good to clear out the dead wood!

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    1. In so many ways Nancy ☺️

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  7. Focusing naturally clears a busy mind. Wise words.

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    1. Thank you for adding your wise words here Karen 💛

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  8. I will remember the beaver . . . cute little guy!

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    1. Thanks Carol. He is a cute messenger!

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  9. the end of knowledge is wisdom.. so a long way to go for most of us eh? 😉

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    1. Our thinking about this does tend to get in the way of simpler accepting it and letting go doesn’t it Eve… Thank you for visiting

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  10. I think about how much information my children have stored in their young minds and yet the wisdom comes later. Learning slowly to stop and just breathe. Then the wisdom comes on what I must do for my day. Thanks Val always come away inspired from your posts.

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    1. Thanks so much Kath. You are a wise Mum!

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