Below is short expert from This Odd and Wondrous Calling by Lillian Daniel and Martin B. Copenhaver. It is a definition of wisdom I have turned back to from time to time. I hope you find it as insightful as I have.
“Philosophers, theologians, and social scientists alike have all found wisdom notoriously difficult to difine. In part, this is because wisdom is more that a single attribute. It is more like a cluster of attributes, including a clear-eyed view of human behavior, coupled with a keen since of self-understanding; a certain tolerance for ambiguity and what might be called the messiness of life; emotional resiliency; an ability to think clearly in circumstances of conflict or stress; a tendency to approach a crisis as an intriguing problem to be solved; an inclination to forgive and move on; humility enough to know that is is not all about you; a gift for seeing how smaller facts fit within an larger pictute; a mix of empathy and detachment; a knack for learning from a lifetime of experiences; a way of suspending judgement long enough to achieve greater clarity; an ability to act coupled with a willingness to embrace judicious inaction.”
Kena Hawkins Newkirk 