I love learning. No, scratch that I’m passionate about learning! I try to learn something new every day. Some days the learning is huge. Other days it’s subtle.
Some days the learning is about me: what I believe, who I am, things I need to work on. Some days the learning is about others: how hurtful, unloving, unkind, mean-spirited; how generous, gracious, thoughtful people can be.
Some days the learning involves a new approach: to technology or art or gardening or writing or music or a new chess move or history or literature or religion or politics. And some days, it’s a combination.
Each night before I go to bed, I ask myself “what have you learned today?” Recently a difficult moment and at the same time grace-filled moment helped highlight a lesson again. The lesson of forgiveness was learned
again. Just when I think I’ve learned this lesson, another situation / person / event reminds me that forgiveness happens over and over and over and over again.
Forgiveness of others, forgiveness of God/Higher Power/Holy One,
forgiveness of self – not easy lessons but important and integral to spiritual growth and self-awareness.
Yes, I love learning – not always but most of the time. 🙂
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I nodded my head “yes” all the way through reading this post! I’ve been feeling so “green” lately, and while that is a wonderful place to be, sometimes I feel as if I’m walking into walls! Forgiveness, of self and others is key. Thank you for this timely reminder!
A constant reminder..forgiveness,that sometimes I want to forget,recognize.Sometimes its easier for me to forgive myself, and not others. forgiveness of an abusive relationship is still hard for me.I guess it ties in with forgiveness right now with the political situation down south, and yet I am allowing this to upset me, to permeate myself. Perhaps I need to forgive myself for letting some of these thoughts control my life. I am always looking forward to learning something new. Thank you, June, for your words of wisdom