young – Lessons, Progressions, and Confessions

Since graduating college I thought I would be so grateful to be done with school, and I definitely am, but I will always have the yearning in myself to continue learning. I have a list of things I want to know more about, and a list of things I want to try. But I think as humans, we think that once we are done with school the learning stops there, and that is so so false. As humans with huge intellectual capacities, we should push and push and continue learning everything and anything. We should seek out the subjects that peak our interests, and wander into new ones we never thought that much about.

‘Joe Rogan Experience #1201 – William von Hippel’ has been one of the most eye-opening videos I have ever watched. I don’t agree with 50% of the content in it, BUT they talk about continuing to learn and read and expand our minds, and that is something I absolutely concur with.

I’m only 22 and have so much I will accomplish in my life, but even when I’m 70 I will continue to dream and explore life. I think everyone, no matter what age, should continue their education and continue dreaming the biggest they can. It does not mean we have to enroll ourselves back into school, but we can go out and learn on our own. If the financial ability supports it, then go back to school if that’s what you desire! Or just take a couple classes for fun. Southeast Community College has a ‘Continuing Education’ section, which holds a multitude of courses! We should take advantage of the learning opportunities that surround us, because the US is so much more fortunate than other countries in the education department.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. -Henry Ford

No matter what age, we should continue learning, continue expanding, and continue dreaming!! Our capacity does not have a limit, but you might be limiting yourself if you don’t think you have to continue learning. You have no idea what you could find yourself stepping into if you just listen to that yearning for learning inside of you. (I’m sorry for the rhyming and cheesiness, but get over it.)

Make goals to read a book a month, learn a new language at your own pace, take a fun cooking class, learn about human cells, or the planets/ stars/ asteroids/ the orbits in space! Just continue learning, and never stop dreaming. It’s never too late and you are never too old to learn and follow your dreams.

When I typed the title of this post, I mentally said to myself “Oh Gosh, here we go…”. Initially when I started this whole blog, the plan wasn’t to “confess” things, but it rhymed with the title, so I thought, what the hell.

This first one isn’t juicy at all, BUT IT IS SUPER EMBARRASSING, OK? I can’t just start a blog, open up my whole mind and heart to everyone, and not be ok with embarrassment, right? But here I am, willingly doing so. Attached to this confession is a lesson that my younger self learned, so I’ll just mentally remind myself of that as I keep typing.

The summer going into my freshman year of high school, I signed up for the Nebraska State Games. It wasn’t the first time, or the second, that I’ve done the NSG, but this was the first time I signed up for table tennis…not only did I participate (for fun I might add), BUT I GOT LAST PLACE! WTF. Ok guys, I’ve played tennis since I was 8, was number one in the state when I was 10, and played in the NSG previously FOR tennis. What the hell was I doing playing table tennis?? I had NO BUSINESS playing that sport, but there I was, ready to play (for fun!!).

I initially signed up in high hopes, and excited for something new…once it came time for it, and people were starting to ask what sport I signed up for, I was SO embarrassed. Not that table tennis is bad, but thirteen year old me going into high school finally realized this came off super un-cool. When it was finally the day for the opening ceremony, and we had to walk on the field behind our sport’s banner, I stayed more close to the ‘Tennis’ banner instead of ‘Table Tennis’, because that’s how embarrassed I was.

After the ceremony, a group of girls I had played basketball with, and was going into high school with, asked what sport I was playing, and I literally sped walked away. This was my low as a 13 year old….

LESSON: Looking back, I think it is so so funny that I signed up, played, got LAST place, and ran away from those girls. But now I think about it, and who the f**k cares. Even now when I do things, I really don’t care what people think of me, or how they’ll perceive the things I do/ say. It’s not from arrogance, but more of I just don’t care what people think of me. I mean I got last place in table tennis at the NSG at 13 years old. I think I was a freakin’ legend.

SO, DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS, AND HAVE FUN DOING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

Lessons, Progressions, and Confessions

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Never Stop Learning – Never Stop Dreaming

Confession 1: 13 Year Old Me Was a Legend