rolling in the deep, wiser today than yesterday

06/28/2011

Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life. ~Henry L. Doherty

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond


I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. ~Abraham Lincoln

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will. ~Vernon Howard


I've learned alot of new things today, and for the past six months I've seen, felt, and dealt with an influx of information. It's amazing actually when you are so much more open to inviting new information into your mind the overload can cause cerate havoc on your brain, but in a good way, like a slurpee brain freeze.
I've recently started an extremely challenging job that requires writing skills, patience and is a flood of new information and concepts in which my learning curve has been extended into my wildest dreams.

In fact, (a side note) I've wanted to share via blog more the job I have now is in part of this exact blog-thread I'm writing to you now. During my interview, my boss expressed to me I was a great candidate and was drawn to my personality. He calmly asked me, " But Brooke, my one concern is that I don't know if you have writing skills, do you read or write in your spare time?" In a panic, I blurted out that I write all of the time (which is true sans a writers block), my minor was in journalism, oh and "I have a blog". Suddenly, my personal blog was linked to my career. I had a split second to think about what I said and a flash of past blogs blew through my mind like a wind in a tunnel. Maybe I should not have said that because now he wants a sample writing...

After the interview, I ran home, called my mom, talked to my friend Nesia and decided to send some edited blogs from the past, along with a thank you note for my interviewees time. I had nothing to lose at this point (which is the best place to be, in my opinion). So my blog was sent off to a potential employer. Needless to say, what was I thinking?  Is this relatable to proposal writing for well over $300 million projects?

 He never commented on his reading, but it obviously didn't kill my chances because I got the position. I would've like to have thought he was so enamored with my interview that I already had the position he was just doing the "protocol."

You never know what little things make a difference.  Everyday you learn something new. For me that particular day I learned I have the gall not only to blog in the fist place but ALSO and use it to try for a job. After all, Tyra Banks landed her first job off of a passport photo. You never know.

Which leads me to this blog, random in nature to me.
My mind is turned in several different ways the past few months so I'm not kidding when I stress random blog. I've changed the theme of this blog a million times already and I already want to switch gears in my head and bust out Haiku's. See? Random. But so be it.

But back to my  theme for today which is learning everyday....

There are a couple things that I didn't know prior to sitting here.

One thing I never knew was the words that the background singers say in Adeles Song: "Rolling In The Deep." I always pay attention to parts of a song that add a layer of richness in the background. I was dying to read the lyrics and find out what those background ladies are singing... The song is great and I think her album is currently no. 1 in 17 countries. I'm not the only one loving on this song. The parenthesis say it all.

The scars of your love remind me of us,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all.
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
I can't help feeling,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep.
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat.
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)


SO know I now... I quite easily learned something new on my own accord with a bit of curiosity and some research. And now I can sing that part in my car all the way to work.

Next thing I noticed today was a little paper mache` heart my dear friend Camille got for me me last Valentines day. It is white with little pieces of paper from a French newspaper constructed in layers and hangs on my door. Because I can't determine what it says, it has always held a sense of mystery  I am so drawn to. Here is what it said and I translated it:

French:
Bent arprentait son bureau.
Chet traville pour Rourke.
Exani un article diffmatoire pour
En Bien, es etudes

Translates to:

Bent arprentait his office. Chet we sat for Rourke. Exani an article diffmatoire for Well, es studies..

That is not as romantic as it was in my head but now I know what it says or that the website I used to translate wasn't telling me the truth after all.

Some of these things may seem trite but it really has nothing to do with knowing more. It is the fact that I am open, willing to learn new things everyday, a vessel if I so choose to accept. But this is only a result of the invitation in my heart for it to be.

Learning something everyday is something worth noticing. People show themselves often in layers and you continue to learn about them like a tiramisu. And when you are open to it, the universe teaches you something new everyday. What a joy! Everyday you get a gift, sometimes the gift giveth too much, but take it all in. Find the joy in being a little wiser than before, it is all around you.

So, enjoy whatever it is you learn today. Take notice. You might use in the future, it might be a grain of wisdom only you will ever  know, or you may use it in ways you never thought would happen.

After all, you could've had it all.

*Update-  I worked writing proposals for a year and a half after that, learned so much, had a great boss I still use as a reference, and an overall great experience.  01/07/2017

O soave fanciulla - Anna Netrebko - Rolando Villazon

Electronically sound.

The other day my ipod died. I brought it into the store and they told me it was officially dead. Not even the magic touch of the nice cute and very knowledgeable boy that helped me could fix it. I smiled and thanked him for his time, but walked away bummed. I had spent time creating my awesome playlist and didn't get to really enjoy it.

Then my cable connection got lost. I wanted to watch some Animal Planet or Science Channel before I drifted into a deep slumber, and lo and behold, my cable connection did not come through. I called Direct TV hoping they could walk me step by step in order to get it up and running again, but to no avail. They offered to send a techy out to rescue me but I thought a moot point seeing how I will be moving down the street in a week.

Oh, and did I mention we have no Internet as well? I am typing away from my dear friend Nesia's computer while she is working.

So, I decided to pick up the current read I am into which is "The Alchemist." Its one of those books that I think everyone has read, except me. This particular one is a hard cover with pictures included, sort of deluxe edition.

All in all, I think when the Universe tells you to slow down and de-elctronecize (yes I made up that word) you should listen. So I am, although the ipod thing gets to me and probably wont be long before I go and make that purchase. But for now, I'll enjoy my book, which is perfectly the sort of read I need. I relate to the story of the Shepard boy and his quest for his Personal Legend.

Apparently, I am a mirrored reflection of his story and my own quest for my Personal Legend.
Sans Electronics for now.