What can I learn?

Last week was Spring Break for me and the weeks before had been busy, so I have not posted with any level of faithfulness that would approach February. For that I could apologize or you could be happy that my random writings didn't appear in your reader feed.

Anyway, I'll have plenty to write now as I have lots of thoughts from my break that I need to write down, and stories to tell.

I was talking with my buddy Casey last Saturday and we were talking about my getting older within the campus church. I think I've had a cynical attitude at times and I really have not been able to pin down how to get rid of it.

He reminded me of a man in our church who is definitely an older guy and yet he takes notes feverishly for everything. He's married and yet will be fully engaged in a teaching about dating. His attitude of, "What can I learn?" strikes me very powerfully. What can I learn in any situation. Continuing that mantra has truly helped me even in this past week. There were many things that I experienced that I had not experienced for the first time by any stretch of the imagination, and yet by having an open ear and a soft heart, I was able to absorb new thoughts and perspectives.

Those perspectives will be shared with you, I promise...

But remember, no matter how mundane the situation, no matter how much older than another person you are, etc...what can you learn?