
Aha! Interesting, right!? We will never stop learning... Should we ever? Do we even want to? Or is it part of making the life worth of living? Share your thoughts down in the comments below!
TIMES HAVE CHANGED or DID MY PERSPECTIVE CHANGE!? When I was a kid, I got this vibe that once you graduate the university, you are finished with learning for a life. The subject you will study, this should make money for you and you will do the same job you studied for till you get your pension. So that´s it. No need to do any extra learning, no more school or courses, you are good to go! This is the vibe the grown ups around me gave me. How strange, I felt. And also, HOW BORING! I honestly didn´t understand back then, that learning in life doesn´t only mean going to school, but learning is everything! And now over 20 years later I can fully understand that: you keep practicing and developing for better but you will never reach to 100%. Like infinitive learning. Never stopping. Your knowledge and skills can still be polished. And if you don´t do that, they will get rusty. Think about the second language you learnt, once you stop using it, you will start slowly forgetting it. The words might be saved somewhere in your memory cells but they are not on the top! They are being placed away (bottom) and not important to keep freshly as reminder - because, there is no use for it! Makes sense, right!?

I love reading. I wouldn´t say I am a crazy bookworm, I am not but I love gathering new information that can be useful, somehow change my life and sometimes even shake up my own perspective as "Oooh, it can also be like this way!". My mind is always on the search for information. It is also a way to relax and turn myself off from the outer world. The more interesting the information or storyline, the more you feel like you are getting sucked into a world you are not physically existing (yet). Reading, learning or practicing - that is a mental food for our brains. Otherwise it will mentally starve... and what will then happen? I don´t want to name it.

SUDDENLY YOU WANT TO BECOME BETTER AT SOMETHING YOU ALREADY KNOW WELL. I will give an example of myself: ASTROLOGY. I have been studying astrology for over 10 years and actually that is nothing! I still find new things in my own birth chart I didn´t realise before. New layers and understandings of astrology comes on the surface when I am ready to dive deeper. Because on the meantime I got the experiences that are helping me to understand the planets aspects even better. Or transits. I suddenly get sick and also suddenly get well - and I saw it on my own chart how Mars was transiting in my 12th house also opposing my 6th house Neptune and Uranus. And last year I realised the importance of asteroid Chiron actually is holding. Honestly, I am always surprised positively all the time I figure out about astrology. Like all the puzzle pieces are coming in together. And I have so much more to learn! Astrology requires also real life experiences and observing the current transits in the sky in order to understand it better. And sharing thoughts with other people who are into astrology! Learn from others as well!
BECOMING A PARENT. If you decide to become a mom or dad, either for a first time or already having some children, each baby/toddler/teen/adult is unique soul on their own way. There is no real manual how to raise your kid(s). You learn while doing it, you use what feels right or how you were raised. Or what didn´t feel right when you were kid and you don´t want to do it to your kid. BEING A MOTHER OR FATHER is a hard work! Hardest thing ever. Maybe not for everyone. But, for most it is. You will never stop learning, you will learn a lot about yourself and your kids: kids bring up and trigger our own (old) wounds and traumas we need to deal and heal with. They teach us, they mirror us.
OWNING A BUSINESS. Business is not for everyone and I can totally understand that. It is hard. You are responsible for understanding the market, sacrificing your free time and finding a jobs to earn money for yourself. You need to have a mindset for it. But you also have to study and learn while doing it. You make mistakes but you will learn what works and what not. You will have ups and downs, everything is in balance and you take risks, but so is everything else in a life. You have to make a decision that works for you.
RELOCATION TO ANOTHER COUNTRY. Yes, those who feel me (I have done that few times already), you know later on that grass isn´t always greener in the other side but if you don´t try also, you will never know if it is or isn´t. For those, who haven´t done it, I will tell you something. You will give up most things on your own country. You need to adapt within the new nation or culture. You might experience lots of cultural shocks. You need to learn the language if you want better opportunities. Oh, and legal stuff, that might be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong ride to get things sorted out, the amount of money you need to spend. But it is worth it if you have found your meaning, peace and happiness from somewhere else than your own country! After all that is what matters the most - where you feel you are YOU. HAPPY. And this is another unique learning experience, that honestly, will make you stronger and more confident in life.
P.S. These are only some of the examples I brought out! The list hasn´t ended yet. There are so many other things in life that are also highly challenging. And if you have something interesting to share, feel free to let us know on the comments down below!

You see, you don´t need to go to school and learn academically. Everything else in a life that is a challenge IS A SCHOOL. Life is a greatest if not the BEST SCHOOL to study in. EMBRACE THE LIFELONG GROWTH!
be HAPPY and keep LEARNING
Lisa
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