So, we are all back together now. To be honest, I think that I was dreading it. I mean I was getting into a flow with all of our disciplines being taught separately. Not to mention, I was a little hesitant to begin another inquiry. Last semester scared me a little I guess. However, I have learned during Truth and Society so far that if there are two things needed to succeed in the class you need a little optimism and some trust in the professors. They have been teaching this class for many years and they have experience. So, I am trusting the direction that they are leading us in, but I am also being a lot more open to asking questions and questioning the process and decision making.
I realized today that Aquinas and I are made for one another. I really feel like being in this learning environment is helping me thrive as a student. And I am NOT saying this to gain an extra tick or brownie points. I am genuinely so appreciative of the class structure and the huge emphasis there is on learning. Most other classes that I am on or that I have been in are not geared towards to a student’s learning that will last a lifetime. I am finding though that this mindset can be carried over into my other classes as long as I put my mind to it. I need to make a conscious decision to learn. When I am sitting in Sociology class I find myself hoping that the fire alarm will go off or that our prof will decide to end class early. Not all classes are going to be mind boggling interesting and demand all of my attention. It’s all about my mindset though. I mean if I am finding something (ie. Sociology class) boring maybe all I need to do is change the way that I am looking at the situation and the circumstances. I remember Thom talking about this in September and I thought he was crazy. If something is boring, it’s boring. Case closed. Apparently I am slow though, because once I began putting this into practice I was surprised to see how much I was learning and how much of the ‘boring’ on information is actually very helpful. So bring on the Soc classes!!
I am kind of jumping all over the place as I write, but that’s just the way I roll.
Have you ever realized that there is something that you really love, but you are scared of it or you can’t express the love (I am not talking in code)? For me that ‘something’ is music. It isn’t a shallow appreciation for the newest Jack Johnson CD. It’s this inner part of me that allows me to find a connection with the world. I know I am the cheesiest person ever invented. I just think that music (of all types, sounds, genres, and generations) tells so many stories and it represents people and their beliefs and opinions. Writing music is something that I have been doing for a while and then I stopped. Now, I need to start again, but for some reason I am scared to try. I don’t write to be heard. I write to understand myself most of the time and maybe someday, somewhere what I write will find meaning in someone else’s life.
As we have been searching for events that are worthy of a feasibility test I have been slightly overwhelmed I guess. I felt a certain amount of pressure to find ‘good’ events for the class to choose and look into. I am so dumb. Every time I try to please someone I end up screwing things up and this is what I did this time. I found an event about the celibacy in the Catholic Church in the Twelfth Century. I know, you are probably yawning already. I was trying to pick an event that sounded academic and challenging. I am pretty sure that it was a fail though. So, as I was searching for a new event I just looked for something that explored/presented several belief points and an event that was new to me. Again, learning is not about looking good or sounding good all of the time. Most of the time it’s just me exploring topics that I have never looked into an ddiscovery so many new things.
I guess that is all for now. Sorry for the jumbled-ness and confusion. I have a feeling as we begin our feasibility tests that I will learn so much.
Cheers! kc
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