I have never run a study group before. I have never actually "studied", to be honest, ever. School came rather easily for me, even in college (as long as I liked the class!). I could read the book, watch the lectures, etc, and I could regurgitate it back out during the test. No worries. My best friend (still my best friend in fact) hated that because I could wreck the curve in history class. I didn't study in groups...too distracting.
So what am I doing, starting a study group? Imposter syndrome has reared it's very real and ugly head up, and I am doubting myself so much right now. I know I can do this, but I don't know that I can. So, just like with homeschooling my children and doing my craft blog stuff, I'm gonna try my best to stick to the course as laid out by the Dedicant Path, and the Wheel of the Year book, and hopefully not disappoint all the people I have somehow gathered into this study group. Yay!
I took the boys to the library with me today, because we all needed to get out of the house. It's finally warm out, not cloudy, and it's feeling like summer. It's four blocks south, then four blocks east, to the library, and we were all quite warm when we finally made it there. Thankful for water fountains in the main area. I directed the boys to find a book (they hate reading, so this is always a challenge) or something to look at so mom could study. Everyone...they did it. They listened, and found books to read.
I dug out all of my journals, notes, pens, binder with ADF stuff, and set myself up. It was pretty quiet today; kids and dads all over, but not being loud. My youngest (I will call him Z) came and sat down with a comic book and read very intently while I wrote and wrote. The study guide for the 9 Virtues has questions that are to make you think about them, and I was still working on the first exercise, or so I thought... I inadvertently was working on the second exercise on Wisdom. This was very exciting, and I sat and wrote out definitions and thoughts, and wore my brain out.
I don't have any of it in coherent form yet, but I intend on posting each Virtue on here as an essay (remember back ups!!!).
That is all I have for this brain dump post. I am hoping to post something every week, on Fridays, to keep myself in the habit of studying and walking this special Journey...
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