Will you play with me?

I have been planning to begin a blog for our literacy coaching community for several years......I have had very good intentions, but somehow I could never get it actually begun. My grandmother used to tell me "The road to h---is paved with good intentions."



So, now that I have laid enough pavers to make my way there and back, I am finally at the threshold of that most difficult of places , the beginning..... Beginning to do something very new at which I am in no way accomplished or skilled, which makes it scary...... Beginning to do something very exciting through which I am going to learn new skills and abilities, which makes it wonderful.



This reminds me of how difficult it is to be a new learner at anything after the age of 10. Not that the learning is very difficult, but the risk of learning, being seen as incompetent, foolish, or struggling in front of our peers and colleagues is the hitch. What new skill have you tried to learn recently? How did it feel? How did you go about it? Or, might there be things you are really wanting to learn, but you have been paving that road my grandmother talked about instead?



So, will you play, and learn, with me? I will anticipate hearing your thoughts about jumping into, or avoiding, new learning as an adult.