Having Genius

Hello Families,

I have had many conversations over the last few weeks with new-to-Creative-Minds families and with  current families about the process and meaning of knowing and knowledge.  There is too much to say in a short blog such as this but I would like to share a poem and a TED link with you to consider.  We have also put up a wonderful poem in the entrance of the room about our relationship with our children that we'd like you to consider.

Each day we work to create spaces where your children are awakened to their genie/genius.

Here's the poem by the late John O'Donohue

• For Presence

Awaken to the mystery of being here 

and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.

Have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.

Receive encouragement when new frontiers beckon.

Respond to the call of your gift and the courage to follow 

its path.

Let the flame of anger free you of all falsity.

May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame.

May anxiety never linger about you.

May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of 

soul.

Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek

no attention.

Be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.

May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven

around the heart of wonder.

Here's the TED talk worth seeing/hearing:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA

Eat, Pray, Love" Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.