It seems like everywhere I go the more I see the less I know.
Name That Tune.
I have this hidden talent of thinking I know the lyrics to every song. And sometimes it really works. I can sing/scream the song and turn up the radio and everyone thinks I am a pro. Now let's not be fooled. Sometimes linds and I would get in arguments over if its "pamper smell in the Maytag dryer" or "there's mud in the maytag dryer." Just for the record... I won that one. Moving on.
Because half my brain is filled with music lyrics sometimes one line in particular will stand out to me. And just keep running in my head over and over again. Such was the case with this song. I have been thinking about how true that is-- The more I see, the less I know. Why? I just keep learning more and more about how cells work, and the human body, and what constitutes a prokaryote, and how many calories are in a carb and the electron transport chain and leadership and how to be a good mom when I grow up and the list goes on and on. So shouldn't I be knowing more? Why does it feel like I know less?
I think it was designed this way. You find one answer and it opens up a billion more doors to a billion more questions. And honestly? I wouldn't have it any other way. I think one of the greatest parts of this life is that we get to learn. I am learning to love to learn. I am learning to be grateful for answers. I am learning to be grateful for questions. I may not know everything...
But I know one thing--that I love you.
I have been working on my new semester goals for the past week and I have a list a mile long of things I want to do. But when I really think about what brings me fulfillment in life it comes back to my relationships with people. And the love I feel for others. This I have learned a thousand and a half times and yet it is definitely "the more I see the less I know" type of thing. For some reason I always think self improvement comes back to me. In reality, true self improvement has nothing to do with me. The less you think of yourself, the more you become the person you want to be. I saw this first hand for the year and a half that I spent only in the service of others. Don't get me wrong this is a selfish time in my life. There are many things I have to do for myself to function. And that is not bad. Really. That is just a matter of life. I have to go to school. I have to work. As lovely as it would be I can't just quit life and go live in an African village for the rest of my life.
But my final goal for this semester is this:
Find a way to think of others in my selfish ME things.
Learning lots up here in college ya'll
I have been working on my new semester goals for the past week and I have a list a mile long of things I want to do. But when I really think about what brings me fulfillment in life it comes back to my relationships with people. And the love I feel for others. This I have learned a thousand and a half times and yet it is definitely "the more I see the less I know" type of thing. For some reason I always think self improvement comes back to me. In reality, true self improvement has nothing to do with me. The less you think of yourself, the more you become the person you want to be. I saw this first hand for the year and a half that I spent only in the service of others. Don't get me wrong this is a selfish time in my life. There are many things I have to do for myself to function. And that is not bad. Really. That is just a matter of life. I have to go to school. I have to work. As lovely as it would be I can't just quit life and go live in an African village for the rest of my life.
But my final goal for this semester is this:
Find a way to think of others in my selfish ME things.
Learning lots up here in college ya'll
