I loved exploring Flickr this week. I love watching my boy grow up when I look at his past pictures. Why Flicker is so important to me and why I'm so blessed is that I waited so long for a child, that I never thought I would ever become a mom. At one point, I almost saw myself accepting the fact that I was going to grow old without children, and tried to live at peace with it. So if you notice "blessed" on my flickr website, that is the meaning behind it. Here is the website for anyone that wants to enjoy my pictures of my son Mario along with me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/difazioblessed/

I just got done reading about the seven 1/2 habits of highly sucessful lifelong learners. The easiest to me would be to accept responsibility for your own learning. I'm learning that right now with my 10 month old. I feel like whatever I'm teaching him up until now, it is my responsibility. I've been reading to him since the day he was born and teaching him two different languages and I feel like he is so smart, because of what I have taught him. As he gets older of course, he will start to realize that he will also be in charge of his own learning. The hardest to me would be to view problems as challenges. When I think of conquering a problem, I think of "Glad this is over with and I hope I don't get stuck in this situation again."I should not have think of it that way. If I start thinking of it as a challenge to succeed, I can apply it to other challenges that may arise and start thinking of it as more of a positive experience. And say hey I made it, if I did this, I could do anything. That to me is a lifelong learner!