Today, we go to the root.
In order to understand the word genius on a deeper level, let’s look it up in the dictionary and find it’s etymology!
(And take a break from all the deep questions. :)
I think you’ll be surprised… And also get to meet a special guest! My husband Richard joins in on the fun.
As always… Let me know what you think!
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Fascinating, I really enjoyed that. What an inspiring couple you are! Richard I especially loved the rub your heart chakra and let your genie out, that’s brilliant!
Have a great weekend both!
You two are adorable. I think an aspect of your genius is being open and generous, willing to be seen. xoxo And I love that too, I am opening my heart and letting my genius out!
Got to take a bath today and lay with one hand over the heart for some time. It was fascinating to reach deeper levels of calm within the body, which activated the imagination of my brain, and new visions flourished. Bless the genie in us all! (And thank you Elly and Nancy for your appreciations!)
It makes sense how someone else can see the genie or muse within others, and sometimes we can’t see it within ourselves. Sort of like you can’t see the picture if you’re in the frame….I am just reminding myself that I am a masterpiece (genius) and am appreciating other’s brilliance as I witness thiers and reminding myself of my own unique picture of what that looks like.
Fascinating, I love learning the etymology of words…guardian spirit…,,hmm what a liberating notion. No longer is the notion of possessing genius for only a select few. Einstein, Beethoven, Shakespeare…genius yes…but how about that teacher that holds that spirit, or the accountant who is holding that guardian spirit needed to shine in that arena. As someone who tends to underplay my strengths it is liberating indeed this notion of genius. What a fabulous world we would be living in if each of us let our light shine, to our fullest potential, and were not afraid to claim our “guardian spirit”….thanks for this huge shift in my thinking
This is so exciting!!! I got signed up just today and went through the videos, experienced couple of hilarious insights (childhood genius = the animal whisperer – had no idea – so sorry the pics are 400km away from me).
Guardian spirit, yeeeaaah! love this! … and along came the keywords: open, visible, daring, caring, inspiring, comforting, authentic, abundant, provocational (?!?!? hmmmm?! – another word that needs deeper investigation???). English is not my mother-tongue, thereof the double fun and double gain
You’re such an adorable couple! Thank you for your Presence!!!
Very interesting! Knowing the roots of a word can definitely make us understand it in a deeper level. Sometimes we might even find that it is related to other words we never expected and then it all makes sense. In Spanish, my first language, a lot of latin roots are kept, so I see that happen a lot. Very cool vid, congrats!!
If I loved the two of you more, I think I might blow up. I want to hang out and look up words in the dictionary all night. I LOVE it! Love the genie idea as well… apparently a long time ago, there was no concept of being a genius, you simply had a genius you had to take care of and keep inspired so great things would come through you.
Elizabeth Gilbert talked about it in this TED talk, which I totally loved…
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html
Enjoy!
Hi Christina,
I LOVE the last definition of genius. Had no idea. This is such a cool experiment.
Amy