I have a Plan
We learn every day. Big and small things that happen are enough to change us. Each bit of knowledge we helps us frame our world view. That’s an exciting and profound reality of being alive.
Yet most of that learning is passive, a form of response. It comes to us. We don’t seek it out. We might miss it completely as it sits waiting, if we don’t STOP to take notice. When we do, we often need to give it some thought to make what we’ve learned useful, to translate it into a thought that makes sense.
Learning is fundamental to growing.
Growing is fundatmental to life.
Learning with intentionality, actually setting out with a purpose to learn, is the quest of a beginner’s mind. It stretches our thoughts, moves our hearts, and transcends our current existence. Walking into a sunrise with a thought of learning changes who we are by the time we walk out of the sunset that same day.
If I don’t plan my learning, it seems I keep learning the same things . . .
over and over, on and on . . .
on and on until I open my head and heart to learn.
If I don’t plan to learn, how can I grow deep enough to do my part?
What will you make it a point to learn to day?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
