I came across a GREAT quote the other night in the book The
Power of Now. It reads: “The teacher and the taught create the
teaching.” OMG how I love
that!
Here’s why…………Because the responsibility is shared. To me, however, it seems that the
student needs to be ‘ready’ for the information the teacher provides.
Okay, what does THAT mean?
Well, have you ever been in denial about something even when
the information is compelling? Can
you relate to simply not being ready to hear it? I know I have. For instance, I used to think that the
story of your childhood was your truth.
I mean ALL of it including a teacher or a parent saying: “You’ll never be any kind of a math
wiz!” And then………..I picked up the
book The Story Of You by Steve Chandler and WHOA! This book explains how we hold ourselves back by the stories
we believe about ourselves and then project to the world. One of the key points that I learned is that I can excel at anything I put my mind to, including MATH! I am no longer burdened with the notion
(MY STORY) that I’m a math flunkie!
Guess what? This
can be applied to EVERYTHING!
Wouldn’t it be grand if we allowed ourselves to ALWAYS be
ready and open and eager to learn about something, anything
ESPECIALLY when we find the information to be difficult to accept and we
want to hold on to our old, tried and true notions (OUR STORIES)?
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