Post on 20-Jan-2016
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Our Need to Grow
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WHO ARE THE HAPPIEST?
Those who are learning, growing, changing
They challenge themselvesUse learning to createMakes life exciting and interesting“The unexamined life is not worth
living.”-- Socrates
HOW DOES LEARNING AND CREATING MAKE YOU FEEL?
We have a longing to learn and create
We are born with it Look at children: they love to
draw and paintDesire to learn and create comes
from God“I’m bored” can point to a desire
to learn something more
Write an inventory of 40 of you your intellectual, physical, and social competencies. Then answer these questions
Could you add even more capabilities to the list?
What does this list tell you about your ability to learn?
Which of these competencies will be most important to you through life?
ON LOOSE-LEAF
LEARNING REQUIRES
Climb out of rutsWhat is a rut?
Say yes to our unique potential
The right settingBecome a new self
Learning in School and the School of Life
Taking RisksOur own responsibilityGrowth in knowledge, skills and insight
Thinking outside the box
LEARNING A LIFELONG QUEST
Write a one page description of a lesson you have learned in the school of life.
ON LOOSE-LEAF
Offers us ChoicesOvercomes Fears
Can learn what you don’t knowGives Competence
To fulfill dreams, accomplish goals
Cope with ChangeNew Friends, Job, School, Home,
Family
WHAT LEARNING DOES FOR US
Good HabitsListen, read, self discipline
Set GoalsCareer or skill
Take OpportunitiesSay yes to what is offeredSchool, job, activities, internships,
service Be Open
To peopleNew ideasInner self
WHAT DO I HAVE TO LEARN?
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
BE FLEXIBLE: CHANGE THINKING, ACCEPT QUESTIONS, THINK OUTSIDE YOUR BOX
DON’T SETTLE: SAY YES BEYONG FAMILY, FRIENDS
BE PREPARED FOR NEW IDEAS, LONELINESS, NEW FRIENDSHIPS
CREATIVITY A GIFT TO YOURSELF WHAT IS INSIDE YOU? WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS? BRING SOMETHING INTO BEING MAKE A BETTER WORLD LET WORLD SEE YOUR DREAMS, IDEAS IN
REALITY
HOW TO’S OF CREATIVITY PREPARE: GET KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR IDEA WORK 24/7: LET YOUR PROJECT SET
THE PACE, BE MOVED BY YOUR MUSE USE LEISURE TO REGROUP, STEP BACK
AND REFLECT “AHA” EXPERIENCE: WHEN YOU REALLY
“GET IT” TRY IT OUT: SEE HOW IT WORKS SO
FAR
TIPS TO FOSTER CREATIVITY
Give your intuition and imagination room to function
Have a creative space Interact with innovative people Ask questions Break out of ruts
Set and keep deadlines for yourself Focus your attention and dig deeply See problems and conflicts as opportunities Above all…CARE
TIME FOR RENEWAL
Essential Leisure time that is not filled up with work or
other duties Can recreate us Recreation-if we don’t care for ourselves we
will not be able to care for others What are productive ways we can spend our
leisure time?
POWER OF EMPTINESS
It is what makes us useful Not necessarily inactive Sabbath: a day of rest for God and us
It is a god like practice to contemplate the wonders of creation
PASCHAL MYSTERY
Life, death and resurrection of Christ Learning and creating require us to lose
ourselves in order to find fulfilling life Shows us that we find life by losing it Shows us that we can learn from all things,
even the difficult and painful ones Lessons learned in the school of life can be
painful, but meaningful
REVIEWLearningCreatingSabbathRutPaschal MysteryWhat does Paul say about learning?What is your learning style? Why is it
important to know?“The unexamined life is not worth
living.”Stuck in a RutWhat does learning do for us?What do we need to do?
Full of potential Different settings for learning Responsible for learning “Wonders with nothing” Young creative people Steps in creating Tips to foster creativity Leisure time What did Jesus do? God do? What is the
purpose