School Me Saturday 6/29/24-the more you learn about yourself, the less you know

Being an adult learner often teaches you more about yourself than you knew before.

This is the greatest lesson that the Blue Caterpillar gave to Alice.

The Blue Caterpillar gave Alice permission to explore in Wonderland. And explore she did. There were hatters driven mad by the mercury used in their trade but he was still jolly and could be counted on for a rollicking good party. There was the Red Queen who insisted on absolute loyalty from everyone and everything, even the white roses but who could be defeated. There was the White Rabbit that was always running late but tried to keep to schedule. There was the mysterious Chesire Cat who talked in riddles but still imparted important information to Alice. Even the Dormouse at the picnic taught Alice the importance of rest. And what is more important than resting when you can. Just don’t take it to extremes.

Being an adult learner is exciting and hard. It is hard to juggle all the parts of your life, your real job, your children, your spouse, your habits, good and bad. Add in another few balls, such as classes and assignments and you might drop them all.

Or, you might not.

School or classes or whatever new thing you learn will teach you as much about yourself as the things that you learn.

Just be forewarned, that the more you learn about yourself, the less you know.

And that’s okay.

Adulthood is a learning time.

None of us, and I mean NONE of us, has it figured out.