Another Way to Learn

Last week's blog, Two Ways to Learn, explored what I learned from different types of pain. If you're so inspired, click on the title to read that one before you dive into this one. There are infinite ways to learn, but this post is about the transformative lessons I learned through "ah-ha" moments. It is based, again, on Michael Bernard Beckwith's ideas as written by Vishen Lakhiani on the Mindvalley Blog, Pulse.

?A word about "ah-ha" moments. To me, they are the moments when something I'm thinking and seeing crash into each other to form a completely new concept, and that concept engages my heart. It changes me. One of the most powerful learning moments began with a simple observation on an ordinary day. Here's the excerpt from my journal:

?We were going to pick up supplies from another store before driving to my son's workplace. I parked the car and was waiting when I saw an elderly couple. Instantly, derision and superiority flooded my thoughts as I critiqued their driving abilities. (I fit into the elderly category so felt entitled to use the term.)

I watched as the car slowly did its turtle speed turning project into the parking space, remembering in a detached way how that kind of driving usually infuriated me. READ ON...