August 4, 2006
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Growth and Experience
Reflecting life, I can say that every experience is my teacher. I am in constant dialogue with it. When I am willing, I can learn a great deal from it. And this is true whether or not I like my experience. In fact most of what I have learned and will learn in this lifetime has to do with coming to grips with the aspects of my experience I have trouble accepting. This is where my growth is.
Learn to understand that your experience is perfect for you. In spite of what you may think or others may think, there is nothing wrong about you or your experience that needs to be changed. In spite of other experiences you read from others’ improvement books and advise columns, they are still others’ experience and not yours. Besides, we don’t need alot of words. The more words we have, the more we argue about what they mean. And the more we argue, the less we understand.
Comments (7)
What do some of those teachers have to give such bitter lessons?
This is so true.. life has so many lessons.. so many I fail.
ryc: Thank you for your prayers.. I hope to be able to share with you some of what is going on.
Excellent post and perception on self-help books. I am of the belief that Dr. Spock made a great high chair booster. All a self-help book can do is tell you how someone else did it under different circumstances. Yes, there are a few common denominators but most often an individual must find his own “individual” way. I am not saying all the self-help, self-improvement books are worthless. The odds of finding one book with your one solution is as rare as fingerprints and DNA. Sometimes you can take a combination of suggestions to help you find your way but the ultimate journey is up to the individual. ~ mom
“Learn to understand that your experience is perfect for you. In spite of what you may think or others may think, there is nothing wrong about you or your experience that needs to be changed.” I was trying to imagine these words addressed to people in Iraq or Israel or Lebanon, or to a serial killer or sex offender… eeeek!
I agree as it appears that I learn the most important lessons via suffering.
Lenn
What a beautiful post trim. just beautiful.
Just a great post Trimtab. I am sorry I have not been by more I miss your posts when I can’t get here but have been really busy with projects at home and then did not feel real well. I missed you and your wise posts. Love to you, Judi