Lesson #6 Journal Entry

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I am really enjoying this class so far. I've had some really good moments of insight and clarity into what I want in life and some first steps to get there. I have enjoyed some of the assignments like the bucket list and the board of advisors. I ended up having some great conversations with some friends of mine over both these assignments. Not only is this class helping me but has gotten some of my friends to explore what they want out of their lives as well. With all that being said, I struggled with the readings for this particular lesson. I didn't find them helpful to my particular situation and they were very long and unhelpful. I guess there is a lesson to be learned here. Sometimes even the best class has things that don't inspire you or help you. Maybe if I read those things at some other time, they would be helpful but at this particular time, they weren't. So now I move on and will treat the next lesson as a new beginning instead of being soured by the lesson before it. That is something I've been working on lately, treating each new day or new scenario as a fresh start instead of being weighed down by bad experiences or hurt feelings. That may not be an official lesson from the class but one that more people, including myself, need to learn.

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