(This is day 14 of my 31 day blog series: Live Free. )
For me, life is a classroom. Almost every day I learn something new and I love it. You might call me addicted to learning, but to me it’s good stuff. I need to keep using my brain. And I love to challenge my thinking and expand my knowledge about life. Whether it’s learning about exercise, nutrition or juicing, photography, gardening, painting or organizing, life coaching, social media, blogging, speaking, writing, leadership, human behavior, shame, faith, or Jesus. I love reading books or articles or blogs. Most days you will find me at home moving from room to room (doing something) with my laptop, listening to something motivational, inspirational, educational, or spiritual. I listen to audio books from the library or sermons online. I watch YouTube videos, which is still mostly just listening for me since I’m usually wandering around..I rarely watch TV. I can’t pay attention to most sitcoms and I often fall asleep during movies.
Sometimes I wonder if I should be a teacher because I love, love, love learning. I get excited when I can share what I’m learning with others who are interested. But I usually keep my mouth shut because I don’t want to drive people crazy with the latest tidbits of knowledge.
I don’t understand people who don’t care about learning. I don’t understand people who are okay with being the same person they were when they were young. To me, there is always hope for someone who is stuck in the same ole stuff. They can learn and they can grow and change.
And as much as I am silly and quirky, I am also very serious about education. Learning is a huge part of my life.
I love that we all can learn the things we are interested in. There are no limits. And I love the diversity of people’s interests. I have a friend who loves the names of God and, boy, does she know a lot about them. I have a friend who will be soon starting her interior design business. She’s amazing! I have a friend who makes dolls and and another one who paints, and both have been recognized for their artistic talents.
What do you love? What are your interests? Are you learning all you can about those topics? Are you taking the necessary time to learn? If not, why? No time? If so, I have a hard time believing time is the real issue because we all have the same amount of time. And we all make time for what we value. Do you value learning? If so, make a way to learn. Squeeze it in. Use your drive time, replace your TV time with 30 minutes of learning. Check out books from your local library. Do whatever it takes to learn what you love. Do not wait.
One thing I know about learning:
I have NO regrets for all the time I’ve spent learning. I’m so glad I am free to learn whatever interests me at the moment. And I’m free to keep learning.
If I could encourage the whole world to love learning, I would. And here’s where I might start:
Learn all you can about yourself and learn to love that person.
Learn all you can about what about what you love (your interests/gifts/talents) and do those things.
Learn all you can about those you love and love them anyway.
Learn all you can about the great God who loves you.
Q4U: What do you love to learn about? Please share in the comments on my blog OR stop by my Facebook page.
(If you missed any of 31 days Live Free series, find them all listed here: 31 day blog series: Live Free. )
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I was that kid who loved going to school, so yes I have always loved learning. For the past few years, I have immersed myself in the writing world –learning the craft, as they say. And I keep discovering there is always more to learn,
You are an inspiration to me, Beth. You are living your dreams. Write on!!