. . . that is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.
—Doris Lessing—
As we are changed by our experiences, that which we know also changes. Our experiences foster growth and enlightenment,
and all awarenesses give way to new understandings. We are forever students of life blessed with particular lessons designed only for us. There is joy in knowing that learning has no end and that each day
offers us a chance to move closer to becoming the persons we are meant to be.
To understand something more deeply requires that we be open to the ideas of others, willing to part with our present opinions. The program offers us many opportunities to trade in the understandings we’ve outgrown. Throughout our recovery we have discovered new interpretations of old ideas. And we will continue to expand
our understanding. Every situation, every person, every feeling, every idea has a slightly different hue each time we encounter it. The wonder of this is that life is forever enriched, forever fresh.
Each moment offers me a chance to know better who I am and to understand more fully the real contribution
that is mine to make in this life. I will let the anticipation of my changing ideas excite me.