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Aug
School of Thoughts…
Namaste and Salaam to Everyone of you Blessed, Beautiful People! I trust bliss is showering you and you are energized and ready to greet September with open hearts! And, Beauties, with OPEN MINDS.
As life goes, September finds a lot of us anticipating NEWNESS.
Being raised in systems of schooling, and having been brought up returning to scholastic endeavours, year-after-year…..I have always found that September makes me desire some type of formal education. This, I figure, is a conditioned psychological behaviour, bred into me, from my childhood experiences of school. I always seem to want to seek out courses (never having had any real opportunities, schedule-wise, of returning full-time to complete my University education. Beh. )
Even LAST fall, for example, freshly having completed radiating radiation (which followed those loooong months of heinous initial chemotherapy), I was drawn to the ambition of taking a course. Ambitiously (and mistakenly) thinking I was “over-the-worst” of my cancertreatments, and ready for Fresh Stimuli.
Boy! Was I wrongo!!! LOL! (I had no idea that I would soon discover the excitement of a systemic staph infection, blood clots from the Surgically Implanted Port-a-Cath, etc.etc.)
Innocently and with open mindedness, I embarked on a course at Emily Carr (yep. The famous Art School).
I wanted to start with a “Portfolio Course” and eagerly and happily enrolled in classes. My goals were many.
Mostly, I needed to get some basic education and guidance to help me better organize my THOUSANDS of filled-sketchbooks/cartoons/artphotos and devise a solid plan of compartmentalization to assist my putting together of the “Long-Planned-Autobiographical-Art-Book” project, and perhaps even help with my further artistic development an basic understanding.
Completely delusionally unaware that I was still very sick (and yet to get sicker) I threw myself into class and absolutely LOVED it!!!!
*sigh* as the weeks passed and I deteriorated further, I was unable to continue and sadly, I never completed the course. The photo I share with you (above) is from My First Day at Emily Carr. Filled with Hope+Promise.
Isn’t everything? LOL!
Of course, I hope to return to Emily Carr one day. It remains one of my “goals”.
I would also like to take Francais and Italian. And Farsi. And proper Hindi courses. And a Basic Chef course. And a First Responder (preferably “emergency”) course. And Yoga Teacher’s Training. And Personal Training Certification. And Pallative Care Medicine. And Reiki for Animals. And Art History. Okay, and Political Sciences. And Photographic Arts. And Biochemistry. And Interior Design. And Theraputic Massage. And A.S.L. (Signlanguage). And police training. Okay, and Hindustani Dessert making. And Make Up courses. And Motorcycle licence(finally) course. And on, and on, and on!!!! LOL!
I do believe that someday…maybe SOMEDAY, I will have time. :)
And I will eventually accomplish these lofty goals! Why not?
In the meantime, I can still LEARN everyday. As human beings, we are ALL LEARNING AND EVOLVING all the time. I am still learning Perfect Patience (a life-long course) and learning to “just be”. Aint we all?
I hope we continue to learn from life, and from each other, every day. School of HardKocks, school of fishies, Schooly D., School is Cool. :)
Have a blessed and blissful week and be thankful for your BRIGHT AND OPEN MIND everyday. I learn from you all. Thank you for that! Now, go learn somethin’, and share with the class!!! Highest Respect And Infinate Bliss to you all…
Om Nama Shivaya. Go get em!
Love,
Biffy
August 31st, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Oh my gosh, I have nightmares about returning to school and forgetting to study! I love to learn, but hate school! Something must be wrong with me!
August 31st, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Thanks for that. That’s timely for some things I’m going through myself at the mo’. You’re inspirational!! :)
August 31st, 2009 at 2:38 PM
preach on sister! i am down with that…let’s keep learning! school is cool !!!!!!!!!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Wow it’s been my dream since I was a kid to go to Emily Carr. Alas, I had no college fund, and had a really difficult time acquiring student loans. I was only able to get about $8,000 and Emily Carr is a very expensive school!
I then went on to study veterinary medicine and became a certified veterinary assistant. Unable to find work in my town and without the choice to relocate I found work at a gym and took a course in Fitness Theory. I lost my job there and went back to veterinary assisting.. Which I had to quit due to health problems. I was very sad.
Then the recession hit and the only job I could find was taking pizza orders for the Panago Call Center in Abbotsford, and I’m still there! *sigh*
It wasn’t in my 5 year plan but I’m still having a good time doing it. I hope to become an artist of some kind one day! I wish I could show you my sketchbook! It’s kind of like a visual diary and very personal. I’m very picky about who gets to see it.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:34 PM
bif
i love you.
you writing is so inspiring and real.
and true.
s
August 31st, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Wow! I hope you get your chance to accomplish all those not-so-little dreams of yours, Bif! I’m going to school now, too, but I think I need to take a break. And I want to switch my major from Computer Science to Psychology. I have to switch schools for it, though.
September 1st, 2009 at 10:51 AM
I took my mo-mo-cycle training in May. One short week and $750…. wheeeee!!! There is nothing like me & Rozie’s two wheels cruising along the streets of Greatest Vancouver!! Sometimes you have to say, “Just do it.” or time runs out and you look back at the game you wish you had played. Pick one, pick something… and GO! I believe in you.
PS: just watched an old ‘Buffy’ episode (excellent mindless bill-sorting fodder!) and WHO did I hear singing… and then you graced my little TV screen. I cheered and shouted “BIFFY!” and the cat stared at me with disdain… but it pleased me. HAHA!
September 1st, 2009 at 3:16 PM
At least i am going to complete one of those goals. I’m starting college tomorrow, taking French 101 class. u.u
They are all amazing goals and hopefully you get to do at least some if not all of them, AND sing too, everyone would miss you
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:44 AM
heya bif, you are so wonderful and inspirational. good on ya for always wanting to continue learning and may you have the time to do all that you wish to accomplish. you’re such a great fighter for life and love. i missed your show at the commodore, so much work to do but you’re in my thoughts and i’m soooooo glad you had a chance to rock out n’ kick some butt! you’ll always be one of my fav rockers…i miss seein’ ya walkin’ your doggies on the drive, i hope they’re well too. take care of your fine self, much love, peace and total grooviness to ya. god/dess bless!!!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Wowzers – thanks for the reminder of how complacent I have become with learning. I am very lucky that my boss sends me on a week of training every year – this time data warehousing in San Diego – but I really need to step it up!!
I have always wanted to take a sound engineering course, a motorcycle course, german and spanish lessons – i gotta get on it!
This blog reminded me of a fantastic story about my great aunt Rose – back in the 50’s, she decided that she wanted to be a flight attendant so she went to the mass interviews that were being held in a fancy Vancouver hotel.
She was told that they reallly liked her personality but that she wasn’t slim enough to be a flight attendant ( her sister telling the story said that they were crazy because she was gorgeous ) but they said that she could come back once she had lost some weight. So she told them to shove it and that she was going to become a pilot so she could fly the plane herself – and she did! Apparently quite a feat for a women in that decade – especially a Saskatchewan farm girl! Still alive today and one of the most inspirational people that I know!
Anyways, have a fantastic day!!
Liza =)
September 4th, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Hey! You will defo get to study at some point, I’m considering restudying, more a levels so I can go get a degree in something like biochemistry! I’ve given myself another year of doing music though, and I’m glad I have, wasn’t ready to stop rocking out yet!!
I’m glad you aren’t either!! x
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:40 AM
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