{"id":4410,"date":"2018-04-30T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T23:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/?p=4410"},"modified":"2023-04-25T13:03:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T17:03:21","slug":"wise-as-an-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wise-as-an-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"Wise as an Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4411\" src=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wise-as-an-Owl.jpg\" alt=\"Wise as an Owl--snowy owl on a log\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wise-as-an-Owl.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wise-as-an-Owl-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Wise-as-an-Owl-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>I had never seen a snowy owl until this one showed up near our house. Northern Canada is home to snowy owls, not central Kentucky. Yet, this one decided to stop for a visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a result, people traveled here from several states. They wanted to see and take pictures of our unusual guest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All owls, including our lovely visitor, remind us to be wise as an owl.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wise as an owl means very wise.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We use our brains. That includes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Learning new information<\/li>\n<li>Using that information well (We can be <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/sharp-as-a-tack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharp as a tack<\/a> yet not wise.)<\/li>\n<li>Sharing our information, so others can also grow wise as an owl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wise as an owl does not mean having all the answers.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">No one but God knows everything. Therefore, a wise person:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Listens more than talks<\/li>\n<li>Learns from other people<\/li>\n<li>Never stops learning<\/li>\n<li>Looks at <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/the-other-side-of-the-coin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the other side of the coin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Remember a <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/word-to-the-wise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">word to the wise<\/a> can come from unusual places:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>People we see every day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/out-of-the-mouth-of-babes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Out of the mouths of babes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Animals far from home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Watch. Listen. Always remain ready to learn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cInstruct the wise and they will be wiser still;\u00a0teach the righteous and they will add to their learning\u201d (Proverbs 9:9 NIV).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.us5.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=11983df7ac45be83499003741&id=1797662da7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email<\/a>\u00a0and receive a free copy of \u201cWords of Hope for Days that Hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had never seen a snowy owl until this one showed up near our house. Northern Canada is home to snowy owls, not central Kentucky. Yet, this one decided to stop for a visit. 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