we need to anesthetize our kids to get them thro school

This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.

For more information on Sir Ken's work visit: http://www.sirkenrobinson.com

Apricots, kisses of the earth

Many many years ago when I was a little child
Mama told me you should know our world is cruel and wild

But to make your way through cold and heat
Love is all that you need

I believed her every word more than anything I heard
But I was too scared to lose my fun
I began to cry a lot and she gave me apricots
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
Apricot stone hidden in my hand
Given back to me from the motherland
Apricot stone I will drop it down in the frozen ground
I’ll just let it make its round

Now I see the Northern stars shining brightly in the storm
And I’ve got an avatar of my love to keep me warm
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds

They may blow – they can’t win

May the winter stay away from my harvest night and day
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
Grow my tree up to the sky once I waved my home goodbye
I just want to go back to my roots
Apricot stone hidden in my hand
Given back to me from the motherland

Eva Rivas- Apricot Stone

Eurovision 2010, Romania

stay still

There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub.

-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross