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I created this blog to share my experiences as a lifelong learner. The most valuable skill I've developed over the years has been the ability to learn efficiently. This skill has unlocked so many other skills. Whether it is hunting, homesteading, mechanics, carpentry, coaching/teaching, or even programming (like the HTML code that is creating this site!), everything I can do has resulted from my pursuit to be a lifelong learner.
My hope is that through this site you can learn how to be a lifelong learner or perhaps you already are and you're just here to learn from some of my experiences. Either way, I am glad you're here!
A lifelong learner is committed to embracing the unknown, boldly tackling what they haven't mastered...yet.
The mountainscape image I chose for this post was taken at the top of Kerby Peak in Southern Oregon (possibly to be a part of my exploring series). The image always reminds me of the nursery rhyme, “The bear went over the mountain.” Though I am fairly confident I remember the rhyme incorrectly, in my mind, it goes something like this, “A bear went over a mountain to see what he could see. When he got to the top of the mountain, all that he could see was another mountain. So he climbed the next mountain, and all he could see was yet another mountain.” And on and on this goes. I have looked up the lyrics and I now realize the nursery rhyme was either taught to me incorrectly, or I misremembered the lyrics somewhere along the lines. Nevertheless, this is the song that always plays in my head. The imagery within the rhyme defines a lifelong learner. Lifelong learning is about climbing the mountain of knowledge in front of you, enjoying the view, and looking for the next mountain. Lifelong learners are committed to this journey of learning and are the mountaineers of the intellectual wilderness.
