Getting something from your day today...


The opening verse of Proverbs 12 packs quite a punch....

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, and he who hates correction is stupid."

Whoa! Step back from that for a minute, and ask yourself if you love correction, or hate correction...these are strong words.

There is good news however, because even though we might think of the word "discipline" as being only punitive, the truth is, the root of the word discipline is disciple, and the word disciple means student.

When we read the verse with this understanding in mind, it sounds more like this:

"Whoever loves to learn loves knowledge, and whoever hates to learn is stupid."

It becomes somewhat self-evident, doesn't it? But the question is, do you love to learn? Are you really a student of what life has to teach you?

I wrote several weeks ago about Jim Rohn, and his teachings on the development of a life philosophy. The very first component of a life philosophy is what you know. The person who does not take time to learn everything they can learn is hampered in having a solid life philosophy, because they simply don't know very much.

Here's an idea for learning as much as you can today, for being a true student of what life has to teach you:

Rather than simply getting through the day today, make a decision to get "from the day", everything you can possibly get from it -- learn from every conversation, and every encounter, and from every opportunity to grow and learn that comes across your path.

I'll make the same commitment, and perhaps we'll all feel good tonight for having learned new things, and for having allowed our experiences today to make us better people tomorrow.

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