Learning loops

I was doing lots of work on learning processes lately and this morning it hit me: it’s so funny how we keep running in the same loop, somehow repeatedly getting back to places where we’ve been before… be it in matters of work, relationships, love or hobbies, I find myself re-visiting old stations from my past, at times again and again…

The tricky part is, are we evolving or just moving in circles? I believe the answer to that makes all the difference! The learning loops moving up in spirals, getting back to where you one were but with a different perspective, being capable of gaining more out of the same circumstance, that’s the thing! That’s evolving! Being back again (stuck) in the very same spot, with the same fears, dilemmas and anxiety… is moving round in circles. From people I know changing their jobs due to boredom and being bored to death again in less than a year to women I know tolerating the same type of crap in their relationships over and over again to friends I have running around chasing for distant dreams but never making it to a take-off towards them…

This is the third time in my life I take up ballet. The fourth time I celebrate years passing in the same company and the fourth time I decided not to quit. The third time I mange to turn an old flame into a new friendship and the third time I realize that stuff I learned in AIESEC are still valid. The third time I get back to the same leadership truths and stated passions. The I-don’t-know-how-many-times that I realized that I just love houses and everything that has to do with living spaces.

Still, it’s the first time I admit to myself there’s no dance in my life and so little music without ballet. The first time I admit that working where I do is as good as I succeed at making it ;). I’m back in the same spots but I’ve learned so much!!! I’ve gone through this thick fog and thought it will lead me nowhere… and still, in this recurrent manner, I’ve grown and definitely learnt that what’s important… is always important.

And whatever you’ve once loved you’ll always love whether you choose to fight against it, ignore it, hate it or simply adjust to it and make those loved things and loved ones part of who you are…