Sunday, May 11, 2008

Love of Learning "Open books, open minds"


My Mother's Day was lovely. Zachary gave me a Willow Tree figurine called Love of Learning; which is appropriate because I am constantly reading something new: fiction or nonfiction. I find that if I read I can block out all the stress and worry in my life. My stress relief these days has become reading. You can get lost in a book and visit distance lands and exotic locations. You can learn things about yourself that you never realized. I love nonfiction also; my favorite learning topics are diseases, weather, and environmental/nature subjects. I have read about everything from the Ebola outbreak in the Sudan to camping in the Redwoods to Great White Shark research off the coast of San Fransisco. And I do believe I have read every book published about hurricanes. The way weather works and can bring life and take it away so fast fascinates me. I have seriously thought about getting my masters in something weather related. I have even thought about flying through a hurricane but Sean said that was a definite no......men are no fun!

I just hope that Zachary inherits my passion for books. I am starting him off early on reading.

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