I learned stuff because of where I grew up.
I learned stuff because of who I grew up with.
I learned stuff from the system in which I grew up.
Since then…
I learned stuff from my circle.
I learned stuff from my experiences in the world.
I learned stuff from the back of all of those who have come before me.
I’ve learned a lot of stuff, and all of it informs the story in my head. The story about who I am, what I can do, how the world works, what is right and wrong, and what is true.
That’s my story. The story of how things make sense to me.
But I’ve realized that I’m on a journey. A journey started with an unknown destination but has since become clear.
I’m on a journey to unlearn everything I’ve learned.
Not because what I’ve learned or who I’ve learned from is wrong or doesn’t have value but because it’s the only way. Unlearning what I’ve learned is the only way to see the other. The only way to engage with the other. The only way to access other abilities and perspectives. The only way to create something different.
This journey of unlearning isn’t about right and wrong. It’s about the story I tell myself.
What should you unlearn?
