Stan Gaede, professor at Gordon College writes in Stillpoint magazine, “Learning is enjoyable because that’s how we were created. Becoming a certain kind of person is good, because it improves one’s own life and the lives of others. Fully exercising one’s gifts is delightful because it delights the giver.”
I have an insatiable thirst for knowledge; I love to learn. I am constantly reading, taking classes, and soaking up ideas. My interests are broad and varied. I read about adventure, watercolor painting, psychogeography, leadership, higher education, faith, nature, history, biographies, and more – plus lots of fiction (mysteries, crime dramas, historical fiction, and I confess, romance). I listen to podcasts and read online news. I like to try new things and stretch my mental and creative faculties. Learning is stimulation. I pray I never stop learning, no matter my age. The brain is a fascinating thing – always growing – and so capable of so many things.
Here’s a sampling of things I’ve read recently:
- Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being near, in, on, or under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do
- The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
- Three Weeks with My Brother
- A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
- Gray Mountain
- The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
- Lean on Me
- Sisters First: Stories from our Wild and Wonderful Life
- Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery
- Life, Love and Elephants: An African Love Story
What gets your juices flowing? How do you like to learn? What great books have you read lately? What hobbies have you taken up?
Tell me in the comments!
