Journey into Lifelong Learning; Welcome to my Blog!!

There is less than one month left of college

As of yesterday, I have one month until my last final of the semester. I will never be a freshman of college after April 26th again. This struck me and I found myself reflecting on the year and how far I have come. I look back to who I was in August and am grateful for the knowledge I have gained in this first year. I want to hold onto all the good parts of what I have learned and remember the beautiful lessons that have changed me. That is why I want to blog. It is so easy and so natural for my mind to remember the hard parts. The parts I felt numb, the parts I wanted to give up, the moments that felt impossible. I don’t want to forget that it has overall been a happy journey. One where I got so many opportunities that I could’ve never predicted for myself.

Leaving with no regrets

I want to leave SUU with no regrets. I want to look back and know I took every opportunity that was available to me, learned everything I could learn. I want my friends to know I will miss them, I want my teachers to know I am grateful for them, I want my roommates to know I will never forget them. I want the city to remember me, the campus to remember me.

Learning how to learn

My biology instructor once told us his lectures were only feeding the fire of our knowledge. That resonated with me and has helped me to realize I am on a lifelong pursuit of learning and the classroom is just where I can get more ideas for what else I have to learn. There is a mantra I have kept since the beginning of the year that I tell myself when classes feel impossible: “I am learning how to learn”. I know that more learning equals a bigger capacity and desire to learn more. I sometimes feel overwhelmed by how little I actually know and it feels beyond me to figure it out. But looking back, I know that growth takes time and little by little, I am learning how to learn and love learning.

How I view college now

I had many mixed feelings on why I was coming to college. I had no idea what I wanted to major in and I have a hard time making decisions. I still wonder if college is “for me”. However, I now understand college is not a place where people fall deeper into the matrix, it is a place that fosters self-discovery, confronting adversity, and discovering passions. It's about learning to navigate the complexities of life and fostering curiosity.

So, why do I want to blog? I love writing and deep-thinking. Blogging these thoughts and insights will help me organize them into something that will be useful to me and hopefully useful to my readers, you! My blog will serve as a journal-of-sorts for reflections on spirituality, personal growth, and the little lessons life’s classroom has given me. I hope to inspire others to embrace their own curiosity, to seek meaning in the mundane, and to cultivate a mindset of growth and possibility. Join me as I navigate the beauties of life, one blog post at a time.