8:00pm on September 26, 2026
Quote
“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn
Purpose
– Reflect on how our thinking changes
– Use writing to explore our ideas
– Listen to different perspectives
– Discover that changing our minds is part of growing
Requirements
– A book that changed your mindset
– A conversation that changed your perspective
– An experience that helped you understand yourself in a new way
– Your thoughts on learning, friendship, failure, or success
– Something you once believed but now understand differently
…or anything else that changed the way you think.
Highlights/Important Information
Two participants share their thoughts.
Additional Topic
How I Overcame Decision Paralysis
We look forward to sharing from our participants!
Remarks
Some ideas change as we put them into words.
Others begin to shift when we listen to someone else’s perspective.
The 41st A2ZLiteracy Reading and Writing Club meeting centered around “When I Change My Mind.”
I shared an experience of learning poetry. An encouraging English teacher invited students to take turns reading lines of a poem, giving those who were less comfortable speaking in class an opportunity to gradually build confidence.
For me, writing and presenting are not only about sharing an idea that is already fully formed. Sometimes, the process of expressing an idea is what helps us organize and understand our own thinking.
Another student shared her understanding of Equity and Fairness.
Does being fair mean giving everyone exactly the same thing? If people have different needs, what does fairness really mean?
A familiar concept can open up new ways of thinking when we take a different perspective.
It was our first club meeting of the new school year, and it was wonderful to see both returning members and new friends come together to read, share, and discuss.
Changing our minds does not always happen in a single conversation.
As the video we watched at the beginning of the meeting reminded us: There may never be a perfect time for change. Today is a good time to begin.
Reading, writing, thinking, and growing—all of these are journeys.
We look forward to hearing more of the club members’ voices at our next meeting.
