Cornerstone Education In Adam's Peace

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Cornerstone Education I will be receiving my Associates degree in Business this week, I am thrilled by this accomplishment. In Adam’s Peace by Henri Nouwen, Henri tells of life with Adam. Adam cannot do anything for himself, his life is to just be, like a new baby who depends on all his needs to be met by his parents, Adam needed Henri. Adam speaks into life, “Peace is first of the art of being.” To just be present and live life empty of human pride in this present moment and nothing more, is a practice that is most humbling. (Nouwen, Henri, 2013 pg. 123) I did not plan that I would finish, I just thought that I would enjoy the moment and I did. Going to College was a dream that was stuffed into the back of all things of life and never once did I imagine that it would happen, until I begin working at Farmers Insurance four years ago. Cornerstone University The Professional and Graduate Studies program has enriched freedom to write in my worldview, to think creatively, and invited a new way of being outside my inner circle that has opened a bigger world. Freedom to write from my worldview is an indispensable gift that I will continue to take with me in truth and light. The surprise of writing from …show more content…

The order of a task feels demanding, and all the tiny details that I misplace or forget, overwhelms me. The motion of practicing thinking through a task and writing the details in an “easy to understand” order is difficult. The History course at Cornerstone was the most difficult course, because it pushed me to worked very hard. I had trouble, not with content but with the order of my words on the pages so others would understand. I learned a great deal about organizing my thoughts. Organizing my thoughts is still a struggle, however it has stretched my learning in the opposite direction of what is natural for

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