Day 1 w/o caffeine

Today I had class. Yesterday I forgot to blog cuz I was preoccupied with stuff. So this is my first day again with out caffeine. I'm starting again cuz on the consecutive day I was supposed to not have caffeine, my mom made me a cup. So now i'm starting again, this fast or not drinking caffeine.

So lately I've been sipping ginseng tea. It's not as bad.

Class has been pretty insightful. I look forward to discussions yet I find that I am always learning from the interactions. It's interesting how we can be educated yet miseducated. The non examples and examples still allow me to learn in ways that I never thought possible.

Confucius wrote:

" Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do."

This is so insightful. How encouraging it is to know that even when we fall we are still able to rise up and try again.

I suppose I've a bit to learn from humility and my mistakes. I must own up to them, and understand that its all a part of learning.

How exciting it is to be able to learn not just from school but from my experiences. It's funny. I was thinking about the rain this afternoon and the persistent downpour reminded me of Porter Run from my college days and also how in sixth grade, El Nino hit our summer camp which mean the electricity was gone. We ended up not showering for three days, ate spaghetti and drank tomato soup by candle light and braved the persistent down fall.

The rain is crucial I suppose cuz California is in a drought and also lots of snow for those who love to ski. I guess its a good/bad thing.