Look for your child’s strengths and if you persist, you will find them. Jack Carroll, born in 1998, 11 weeks premature, was a cerebral palsy child. Jack’s disability, however, did not stop him. All children are born with a gift, and Jack, with the help of his parents, went looking for and found his. Jack (more…)
Happiness is…
Happiness is connection to Self—a Self that knows its own inner joys, gifts, and passions—a Self that is content because it has discovered meaning and purpose through the gifts it brings. Ah! To connect or not to connect? That is the question…you (more…)
What do you do if your teenager becomes distant?
Answer: Do whatever it takes to bridge that gap…even if you fall down a few times.
Kid chef cooks at White House
How do we find our kids’ creative intelligences? What clues do they leave for us that tell us…ah ha!…this is a path to explore? In this video, watch as 8-year-old Nicholas Hombostel, visiting sushi-chef-at-the-white-house-, talks about food. Watch the attention to detail, how he describes the taste, texture and presentation of food, in short…his overall (more…)
The Magic ‘What If…’
What if, we are part of an infinite network of axioms we have not yet discovered, processes we have not yet defined and outcomes we have not yet predicted? What if, in the world of perception, we are still operating from (more…)
How do I create a family culture?
Answer: Decide what’s important… then make the necessary adjustments.
Abstract Mess or Color, Texture and Form? – Prodigy of Color
Aelita Andre is an abstract expressionist painter and creates through a spatial intelligence. Born in 2007, it is said of her, “Every stroke, smear and splash is the indelible signature of innocence – the subconscious mind ‘writing’ its own existence – in the moment – onto a canvas using paint and found objects.” You can (more…)
Creativity for its Own Sake
Creativity is genius, expressing itself in little spurts and pieces. The act of creating helps us dig deeper into our imagination, a place where all things are possible. When we live in the world of our own originality, we tap into all that we are…all that we could be…all that we were meant to be. (more…)
What do you do when you’re having a day?
Surrender.
Bangs on the Piano? Listen closely….It might just be a musical creative intelligence!
Banging on the piano is not usually noted as the herald of a musical gift, but Emily Bear’s grandmother, attuned to looking for children’s musical talents, spotted the difference in her two-year-old granddaughter. Emily’s passion for playing piano and composing was contagious. It is the kind of connection to Self that resonates deep within our (more…)