have something miss something share something

go ahead ...

ask me how many times I've read a book to little kids?
"ok, how many Annick?"
well, a lot; a whole lot of times
and you'd think I knew how to do this,
right?
well, me too.

it's so simple - open, start, read, look out, read again
... the end

for a class this semester,
I have a project
involving the "concept of print"
well, what's the concept?
-what's a letter?
-what does it do?
-front of book/back of book
-read from left to write
-words carry meaning,
that one got me,
the concept of
"words carry meaning"
has to be taught ?!
well yah, it does

so I gots to thinking
that so many things are "rethinks" for me
that which seems to be so basic a fact
a given, really
in terms of what I know to be obvious
and to not require thinking or processing
(ooh, probably in a philosophy book about thinking)

but for someone else,
it could be a missing concept
and it needs to be taught

it brought me to a wish for me and my loves
so here's a New Year's hope ...
for the brilliance that we all have,
let us share it generously and kindly
and for all that we are missing,
let us be open for help and love

we are all someplace in our story
and I am grateful to have all of you in mine

written with love,
annick