As I am approaching the end of my Masters in Adult Education degree, I have found myself asking "why". "Why" did I decide to go back to school? "Why" am I planning to start my Doctoral program in September? "Why" is learning so important to me? To be honest, when I decided to return to college in 2009 to complete my Bachelor's Degree, my answer would have been "just to prove I can!"
However, after 41 months straight of higher education with no breaks, I can tell you that my answer is now much different. The reason I continue to learn is because I am constantly wanting to improve myself. I never want to become "satisfied" with where I am in life. I want to be moving forward in every aspect of my life. From my learning to my career, to my physical fitness. I don't want to be a single dimensional person who is only academically educated, but a person who is well rounded and grounded in all areas of their life. I firmly believe that when you stop moving forward, you rarely stay in the same place. Instead, you begin to fall backwards. I have worked very hard in my life to get where I am today, and I never want to go backward.
Have you ever been asked the question "Would you like to go back in time and relive your 20's?" I have, and my answer is always NO WAY!! I never want to go backwards, because the reality is that we probably wouldn't do one thing differently. Besides, all the choices we made, and the lessons we learned from them have helped to shape us into who we are today. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty happy with the 49 year old me! I'm smart, I'm confident, I'm educated, I'm experienced, I'm grounded and most of all I'm happy because I CHOOSE to be happy!
I wonder, if I asked you today "Why do you learn" what would your answer be?
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