Pablo Picasso & Learning

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. -- Pablo Picasso

As you know, I am fascinated by quotes. I just love the great things people say. This one is a gem to me because my family for all its brains and intellect (we're all rather smart, high IQ's, etc., that sort of thing) is actually quite artsy - in painting, writing, and music (a triple-threat!) - and Mr. Picasso has always been a part of it. I never felt particularly endeared to him though (art is something I've never REALLY studied although it's on my list) until now because I also love taking on something I know nothing about and learning all about it.

It's how I've learned a lot of what I know. For example, no one taught me computers - Word, Excel, QuickBooks, HTML and creating websites, even typing, you name it. I just sat down and read up on it and, by trial and error, learned. No one taught me how to live a great life ... I just got sick of living a sh*tty one and went to the library and looked up books on how to live better. :-) You get the picture.

Yep, I'm one of those people who loves to learn new things and take on new challenges. I don't know, it doesn't occur as scary to me as it may to others. Do I enjoy looking like a fool? No, not really, but I don't particularly suffer it much either. I love starting at square one and going "huh?" and then figuring it out. Learning is cool, cool, cool and that's one thing that I suspect will never be any different for me.