Reconnecting with my old ways

In looking at ways to make my life better, I was doing an exercise that asked me some interesting questions. One of them got me to thinking how did I live on a daily basis when I was at my happiest point in life. It was over ten years ago, and I was - among other things - reading about pretty much any subject I wanted to on my own initiative.

More of an unschooler's approach, but sometimes that label is much more accurate to how I was taught. There really wasn't a lot of formal education in my life until I started college.

I'd forgotten how much I loved that lack of enforced structure. It made me have to become accountable to myself a lot. Even with my parents checking in on me, I had a considerable amount of freedom of choice.

I lost track of that a bit in going to college. I was suddenly truly on other people's schedules - and not feeling like I was getting good reason to be okay with it. It didn't feel like a job. Not at all...

So what am I going to do about it? I think I'll pick some books, put them in a pile, and go through them all. Once that pile is finished, I'll start over again with other books. Besides, I have so many books to get through that it's worth picking somewhere to start! It gives me a place to move forward from...

I think I will include some of the career exploration books I've yet to read... After all, they can't hurt!