A lot of us hear the word “Genius” and the first thought that comes to mind is “a person with an abnormally high IQ”- True, …but how manyย of us know the original meaning of the word?
According to ancient Roman mythology the Genius (plural in Latin genii) was said to have been the guiding spirit or Tutelary (a deity or spirit who is a guardian, patron or protector) of a person, family, nation, culture or occupation… Well it can be said that in today’s world blogging has become a sort of culture and to some extent an occupation for most. Sadly a lot of bloggers (such as yours truly) tend to battle a lot with “Writer’s block”.
I was introducedย to the video below about a month and a half ago but never really paid attention to the power of the message until today-ย In it Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of the Book “Eat, Pray, Love” gives a TedTalk titled “Your elusive creative Genius“, educating people on the power of the Artistic Genius.
It spoke to me as a writer and poet …well not the aspiring professional writer/poet type, just the type who posts what she can, when she can ๐
I hope Gilbert’s presentation speaks to you too….
ENJOY! ๐
Perhaps I should throw in a pop quiz just to be sure! ๐
Anyway, after listening to Elizabeth Gilbert’s message I basically developed a whole new perspective of the term “Writer’s Block”, and a less defeatist attitude towards it.
… Be it Muse, Genius or Tetulary, I prefer the idea that we writers of any kind aren’t the ones carrying the burden of creativity,ย we just need to be open to the spirit(s) that guides us towards the path and when they don’t show up to inspire us when expected, we ought not despair! It only means they’ve got something super HOT steering, thus patience is required.
However, this form of logic also makes me wonder… “What spirit guides me when I write my pieces?” … Do you know what spirits guide you?… ๐
Thanks for stopping by! And thanks “Genius” for such a wonderful contribution …hehe!
Cheers yal! ๐
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Festival King 
I’ve watched that TedTalk before and it was really an eye opener. When we realise that it’s not all about ourselves in the first place, we would be able to face the fear of rejection or running out of superb ideas. We would also be swift enough to grab inspiration when it comes, knowing that it might not always be there.
We definitely have a creative extention that we become more familiar with as we devote more time to creative things.
We may call it genius or spirit, but I sure believe that we are part of divinity.
If we are born of God, then we definitely have God genes running in our veins.
Lovely post, Festivalking! ๐
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I love your take on her presentation! and YES, we are born of God, so I’m going to agree with you on that one… I’ve got His genes alright ๐
Thanks TeeCee!
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You are welcome, Festivalking. Just bear in mind that you inspire me a lot! ๐
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Awww, Thanks man! ๐
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I had no idea that’s what the book Eat, Pray, Love is about! About tapping into creative genius? I am actually interested to read it now – I didn’t know.
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O no its not dear, that’s an entirely different story, but she is the author of the book. Here in the video she just gives us her 2 cents on the creative genius and what it takes to manage it ๐
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Oh – thank you! ๐
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