great quote....

my father-in-law is reading the book called "The Me I Want To Be" by John Ortberg...the other night at dinner he wanted to read me a part of the book that "reminds him of the important work I am doing with our Piper"...here is the quote...
"How necessary is (connectedness)? British scientist Donald Winnicott found that children who play in close proximity with their mother are more creative than children playing at a distance from her. Winnicott found that children are naturally inventive, curious, and more likely to take risks in what might be called the "circle of connectedness." When they are in this circle, they take more risks. They show more energy. If they fall down, they are more likely to get back up. They laugh more than children who are outside the circle. Why? It isn't that Mom is doing for the child what the child could not do for himself. She is not solving problems for this little kid or generating ideas about how he ought to play. Instead, when love is present, when that child feels safe and cared for in her presence, something gets released in his life. He gets a little stronger. He gets bolder and more creative. Love releases life in that child that would otherwise remain dormant and unsummoned." (pp. 183-184)

pretty sweet huh?!?!