A Speech On Cornerstone Education - 1086 Words

Cornerstone Education PGS I have received my Associates degree in Business this week, I am thrilled by this accomplishment. I did not plan that I would finish, I thought that I would enjoy each moment of this journey without expectations and I did. The Professional and Graduate Studies program at Cornerstone University has enriched my life with the freedom to write in my worldview, to reflect creatively, and invited a new way of being outside my inner circle that has opened a bigger world. The freedom to write from my worldview is an indispensable gift that I will continue to carry with me. The surprise of writing from my true self with God is a pleasant experience, as opposed to the uncomfortableness of expecting to write in the†¦show more content†¦In the fine Art course I felt at home drawing and viewing paintings with a variety of colors with meaning and wisdom in as simple as a stroke of the brush. I am now especially fond of Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son and Bruegel’s The Parable of the Blind. I soaked in the art history and the surroundings of the era and the time where the artist breathed out the stories of their life in their art. Adam’s Peace by Henri Nouwen, is the story of Henri’s life with Adam. Adam cannot do anything for himself, his life is to just be, and fully depends on others to fulfill every need. Adam needed Henri and Henri cared for Adam. Henri writes lovingly how Adam speaks into life as a witness of peace, â€Å"Peace is first of all the art of being.† Image life with attentiveness to what is now, not worried about the coming or going of the next thing. Henri wonders, how he too can be present to the now and live life empty of human pride in this present moment (Nouwen, Henri, 2013 pg. 123). Where there is striving for the next thing, only a portion of the moment is noticed. I want to be fully present. Adam is forced to be fully present and live in the now, and we have a choice to live fully present. Creative thinking belongs in business management. As an artist and a poet, why receive a degree in business management? Creativity is needed in the busy business world with in the rushes and demands perfection, creativity belongs. A creativity soul reminds us that we are