When something new catches our attention, we have to learn a bit about it. We grab a few catch words, maybe pass these along, then we forget about it, the new item fading from our lives. The same goes for diets, exercise programs, hobbies, mindfulness. Cool ideas, but I'm busy ....
In health-care continuing education the term "knowledge translation" refers to how (if) the course you take on Saturday effects your clinical practice on Monday. If it doesn't, you've wasted your time and money on the course. The learning was not "transformational".
We unconsciously keep new information at a conceptual level in order to maintain stability in our lives. Unfortunately, we do the very same with desirable, positive learning experiences such as mindfulness training. We literally need to take a conscious vow to continuously proceed along a chosen path - otherwise the "momentum of our lives" ie inertia will keep us stuck in old worn-out habits. This is "living" like a zombie - most of us know this well. If only exotic vacations, nice homes, fancy cars and designer clothing actually added meaning, value and purpose to life ...
Real "life-long learning" is about life-long maturation as a human being. It must be intentional and consciously continuous if we wish to enjoy "a life worth living."
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