I Won a "Thinking Blogger" Award. Who is next?

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Scott Henson at Grits for Breakfast awarded  me the “Thinking Blogger” title, tagging Lawsagna as one of the five blogs that made him think.   Thank you, Scott!  Now it’s my turn to participate in the “5 Blogs That Make Me Think” meme. 

The participation rules are simple:
1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote (here is an alternative silver version if gold doesn't fit your blog).

I write about learning, and there is no learning without thinking.  My RSS reader has over 160 feeds that guarantee that I will never run out of things to think about.  It’s a challenge to limit myself to just five blogs.  Let’s just say that the five blogs below give me the most homework right now:

1. Joyful Jubilant Learning is a community of bloggers with a passion for Lifelong Learning.  The content is created by a group of contributors, who are all wonderful, inspirational and thinking writers.  They ensure that my learning stays on track. 
2. Stephanie West Allen of Idealawg keeps my brain purposefully activated.  I bet an fMRI picture of my brain as I read her posts would be pretty.  I am fascinated by her discussion of neuroscience in terms that I can understand.  I keep thinking about all the implications that new neuroscience discoveries can have for learning.   
3. Informal Learning Blog by Jay Cross keeps me pondering how we really learn.  His book “Informal Learning” found its permanent corner spot on my desk.
4. Susan Cartier Liebel of Build A Solo Practice, LLC offers her wisdom and inspiration for aspiring solos.  Being a solo entrepreneur, I find her advice and her own example very thought-provoking.  I like her passionate and direct style. 
5. I discovered The Bamboo Project by Michele Martin not long ago and it quickly became one of my favorite places to come and think about collaborative learning.

Comments

[Gritsforbreakfast]

Excellent list of new blogs for me to check out. And I have indeed enjoyed your work, A, though I've never been within sniffing distance of going to law school. (I did date a law student while in college, but I don't think that counts, and she was kind of snooty, anyway).

Keep it up! This is a neat place to come to learn about learning. :)

[Rosa Say for Joyful Jubilant Learning]

Aloha Anastasia, I am thrilled to learn that you have been reading Joyful Jubilant Learning, thank you! This is quite a compliment, and we sincerely appreciate your including us within your award list of thinking bloggers. We will continue to put our very best foot forward in writing and learning up to these expectations.

Your passion for learning certainly does speak loud and clear in what you have written here Anastasia, and I shall be adding your Lawsagna (LOVE the creativity of your name and tagline) to my own personal subscription choices.

[tim]

Anastasia, what an honor for Joyful Jubilant Learning to be selected. We have such a superb group of contributors on that site. Blessings!

[Anastasia]

Gritsforbreakfast - thank you for the award and your kind words. I feel the pressure to perform :)

Mahalo Rosa. Thank you for your kind comment. I love reading JJL, and I recently updated my feed to make sure I would get your Managing with Aloha Coaching. The values you share with your readers are truly inspirational.

[Anastasia]

Tim - Thank you for all the good work you do.

[Tim Draayer]

Anastasia - Very cool. Its always good to meet the readers who are becoming a part of your community at JJL.

Look forward to reading more about what you have to say here on your blogging territory.

Have a great one!

[Anastasia]

Tim - Thank you so much for stopping by. The JJL community is wonderful.

[Stephanie West Allen]

Thanks so much, Anastasia. I do appreciate the honor and compliment. With your comment about neuroscience, I wanted to make sure you meanst idealawg and not Brains On Purpose™?

[Anastasia]

Stephanie - I can't choose between them, both are wonderful. I think Idealawg got me "hooked" on the topic and now your more recent collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz "Brains on Purpose" deepens the subject. I'd take the liberty and split the award between the two.