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Sun’s warmth from the sky…
Wings moving through the air…
Tulip leaves pushing up the earth…
Green moss under the leaves…
Songs tickling our ears…
Reminders of renewal in the midst of cold winter days.
Lifeweavings: Top 5 Posts of 2011…
A blog I was reading this week listed their top 5 posts for the year and I decided it would be interesting to see which of my blog posts have been read the most in 2011–my first year, beginning in March?
And, ~~~drum-roll please~~~~, they are:
3. Tuesday…In the Studio–“An Artist’s Response to Materials”
4. Creativity~ More Than One Right Answer
5. Goals…Discouragement or Motivation? tied with…
If you missed any of these, you may want to read them now! Also, thank-you to everyone who has encouraged me by reading, liking, and subscribing to this blog. It has been educational and fun to set-up and manage a blog and website, and have visits from people around the globe!
My best to all as the New Year 2012 begins!
Learn Something New Everyday…
*Wisdom [Learning] is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it. * (Albert Einstein)
Martha Stewart, being interviewed by Google Talks with Marissa Mayer, was asked what ideas she lived by. She answered that one idea guiding her was the saying,
Learn something new everyday.
This reminded me of a teaching concept--nurture a desire for lifelong learning. With an openness to continued learning, we take in new information and knowledge, which then impacts how we problem-solve, create, and behave. As an artist, we take in sensory experiences that impact our design process…whether through the music we compose, a wall-hanging we create, or a story that we write.
With a world that is changing quickly everyday, the changes and the speed at which they occur challenges each of us and our families continually. While it can create stress, it can also be a catalyst for growth. It is exciting to consider the new possibilities for the future.
It can be a stimulus for creativity, whether in our work or in our personal lives.
Change, while not always welcome, can force us to consider alternate ways of doing things, encourage us to try new experiences, and to consider the world around us with new eyes. In our families, we can use the latest technology as an aid to communicate with each other, provide up-dated information, and as tools for learning, while not allowing it to become a negative focus that erodes our time together and relationships.
As in most things, our changing world has the potential for positive or negative influences. So, perhaps the biggest challenge is to use the new things that we learn everyday…
…in ways that are good,
valuable,
and add quality and well-being to our work, families, and lives.
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Reference:* Quote– Albert Einstein to J. Dispentiere—March 24, 1954. AEA 59-495.)
Related articles
- I-learn, E-learn or Learning? (dreamweavelearn.wordpress.com)
- Martha Stewart visits Google (youtube-global.blogspot.com)
- 15 Ways to Cultivate Lifelong Learning (lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/15-steps-to-cultivate-lifelong-learning.html)
- The Importance of Lifelong Learning (babyboomerknowledgecenter.com/2009/06/importance-of-lifelong-learning.html)
Joni Beach 