Life is a Classroom

The developmental milestones I experienced from childhood to adulthood empowered me to stand up, sit still, stand tall and recognize that challenges are not always insurmountable.  Beginning with childhood, my earliest recollections are of a close family.  I was juxtaposed with familial, psychosocial and environmental influences that bombarded me with visual and audible stimuli.  Subliminal to overt impartations of constant and adaptable stimuli promoted learning.  My classroom was a rural town of gravel roads, livestock, fields and gardens, and tireless independents.

The farm was a utopia and it sustained our family completely.  Everything we needed was on the farm.  We planted and harvested yearly to enjoy sufficient yields of fruits and vegetables.  Fieldwork taught me that nourishment is required to sustain living things.  Routine flower gardening created a love of fragrances.  Daily to weekly house cleaning and animal feedings kept everything in order and taught me the value of work.  The animals that resided outside in their structures and the pets inside the house, taught me how to attach and detach and to respect their individual contribution.  Overall, I learned about the interdependence between humans and nature--an undeniable synergy.

The most valuable lesson learned is that life is a classroom!