Energy of Heart

One of my daily goals is to read from scriptures, and ponder what I've read. When I have the time, I like to write down some of the thoughts and impressions I receive. Most of my scripture study over the past few months has been centered around faith. I've re-read certain chapters dozens of times, gleaning new insights and understanding as I've written my thoughts down in a thought-journal. I don't write in the journal as frequently as I should, but I still have over 20 full-size pages. Faith is key to becoming who we desire to be, and to pursue and reach our dreams.  Faith is a principle of action and of power.  Here's one day's entry.

Following up on the last post, the levels of learning determine how well we actually know the subject. There are four levels.  Rote is the lowest level of learning. It's the ability to repeat back something which was learned, but not understood. It may be enough to pass some tests, but if deeper learning isn't gained what we learn by rote will be lost. Understanding is the step above rote. Where you could compare rote to having a knowledge, understanding is to comprehend or grasp the nature of meaning of something. Application is the second highest level of learning. It's the act of putting something to use that has been learned and understood. The highest level of learning is Correlation, which is associating what has been learned, understood, and applied with previous or subsequent learning. Here's an overly simple example, learning multiplication. A student can memorize multiplication tables. Understanding comes when multiplication is understood to be how many times ...

More than a decade ago I worked for a helicopter company. I had received my private rotorcraft pilot certificate and then passed the ground instructor and advanced ground instructor certifications (and later I got the instrument ground instructor certification). With my AGI and pilot certification I got hired by the company as a ground school instructor while I worked on, and completed, my commercial rotorcraft pilot certificate and added the instrument rating. I also completed the flight instructor certificate and instrument instructor rating for that certificate. After a couple years, economic conditions collapsed the company and I was inspired to move on to other pursuits. It was after that change that I met a beautiful woman who would become my wife. Since that time, I haven't flown. But every couple years I go through a flight instructor renewal course to keep up-to-date in my knowledge (at least in some areas). One of the areas that has fascinated me is the learning process. ...