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It’s About Time We Use our Voices Positively | Skye Dyer | TEDxUpperWestSideWomen


I grew up in a very open-minded and

I grew up in a very open-minded and loving household I have seven of the

loving household I have seven of the

loving household I have seven of the coolest siblings a girl could ask for

coolest siblings a girl could ask for

coolest siblings a girl could ask for and my parents were and still are the

and my parents were and still are the

and my parents were and still are the most amazing people my father passed

most amazing people my father passed

most amazing people my father passed away recently but in his lifetime he

away recently but in his lifetime he

away recently but in his lifetime he taught the world about

taught the world about

taught the world about self-actualization and many other

self-actualization and many other

self-actualization and many other brilliant ideas and my mom is a gifted

brilliant ideas and my mom is a gifted

brilliant ideas and my mom is a gifted teacher in her own right and the most

teacher in her own right and the most

teacher in her own right and the most incredible woman and mother I have

incredible woman and mother I have

incredible woman and mother I have always had a beautiful life but people

always had a beautiful life but people

always had a beautiful life but people assume that I have no issues because of

assume that I have no issues because of

assume that I have no issues because of my upbringing I constantly heard you are

my upbringing I constantly heard you are

my upbringing I constantly heard you are so lucky to be Wayne Dyer’s daughter and

so lucky to be Wayne Dyer’s daughter and

so lucky to be Wayne Dyer’s daughter and your life must be so perfect don’t get

your life must be so perfect don’t get

your life must be so perfect don’t get me wrong I wake up grateful every single

me wrong I wake up grateful every single

me wrong I wake up grateful every single day but with that idea I started to

day but with that idea I started to

day but with that idea I started to downplay everything that I felt the

downplay everything that I felt the

downplay everything that I felt the first time I dealt with death I held in

first time I dealt with death I held in

first time I dealt with death I held in my sadness because I felt that other

my sadness because I felt that other

my sadness because I felt that other people had it worse than me when any

people had it worse than me when any

people had it worse than me when any traumatic event happened in my life I

traumatic event happened in my life I

traumatic event happened in my life I didn’t let anyone see my pain I couldn’t

didn’t let anyone see my pain I couldn’t

didn’t let anyone see my pain I couldn’t justify feeling sad when so many people

justify feeling sad when so many people

justify feeling sad when so many people went through horrific situations my

went through horrific situations my

went through horrific situations my parents never wanted us to hide our

parents never wanted us to hide our

parents never wanted us to hide our feelings they wanted the opposite but I

feelings they wanted the opposite but I

feelings they wanted the opposite but I created a stigma by letting people’s

created a stigma by letting people’s

created a stigma by letting people’s words dictate my way of living I’m here

words dictate my way of living I’m here

words dictate my way of living I’m here to remind you that assumptions get us

to remind you that assumptions get us

to remind you that assumptions get us into trouble what if we didn’t judge

into trouble what if we didn’t judge

into trouble what if we didn’t judge someone before we knew them or better

someone before we knew them or better

someone before we knew them or better yet once we got to know them we let them

yet once we got to know them we let them

yet once we got to know them we let them live their life free from our rules I

live their life free from our rules I

live their life free from our rules I have spent the better part of my adult

have spent the better part of my adult

have spent the better part of my adult life coming to terms with assumptions

life coming to terms with assumptions

life coming to terms with assumptions about myself and the one thing that

about myself and the one thing that

about myself and the one thing that helped me was understanding that other

helped me was understanding that other

helped me was understanding that other people’s words are not about me we all

people’s words are not about me we all

people’s words are not about me we all go to a place of judgment when we feel

go to a place of judgment when we feel

go to a place of judgment when we feel fear jealousy whatever it may be what if

fear jealousy whatever it may be what if

fear jealousy whatever it may be what if we came from a simple place of love I’m

we came from a simple place of love I’m

we came from a simple place of love I’m asking you to join me in finding and

asking you to join me in finding and

asking you to join me in finding and imagining that space I’m trying to get

imagining that space I’m trying to get

imagining that space I’m trying to get there it’s an evolving and ever-changing

there it’s an evolving and ever-changing

there it’s an evolving and ever-changing process

process

process but it’s one that I hope to reach

but it’s one that I hope to reach

but it’s one that I hope to reach someday soon and I hope all of you do

someday soon and I hope all of you do

someday soon and I hope all of you do too

too

too so now I’d like to sing you a song a

so now I’d like to sing you a song a

so now I’d like to sing you a song a song that encompasses a world that we

song that encompasses a world that we

song that encompasses a world that we wish to live in I know I do with the

wish to live in I know I do with the

wish to live in I know I do with the words that share the simple act of love

words that share the simple act of love

words that share the simple act of love because we never know what people are

because we never know what people are

because we never know what people are going through we only know about

going through we only know about

going through we only know about ourselves so please imagine yourself

ourselves so please imagine yourself

ourselves so please imagine yourself your insecurities your assumptions and

your insecurities your assumptions and

your insecurities your assumptions and judgments and find a way to diminish

judgments and find a way to diminish

judgments and find a way to diminish them from your life even if it’s just

them from your life even if it’s just

them from your life even if it’s just for this moment with me thank you

imagine there’s no heaven it’s easy if

imagine there’s no heaven it’s easy if you try

I imagine there’s no countries it isn’t

I imagine there’s no countries it isn’t hard to do nothing to kill or die for no

hard to do nothing to kill or die for no

hard to do nothing to kill or die for no religion too imagine all the people

religion too imagine all the people

religion too imagine all the people living life in peace you may say I’m a

living life in peace you may say I’m a

living life in peace you may say I’m a dreamer

but I’m not the only one I hope someday

but I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us

you’ll join us

you’ll join us and the world will live as one imagine

and the world will live as one imagine

and the world will live as one imagine no possessions I wonder if you can

no possessions I wonder if you can

no possessions I wonder if you can and no need for greed or hunger about

and no need for greed or hunger about

and no need for greed or hunger about the hoard of man

the hoard of man

the hoard of man and imagine all the people sharing all

and imagine all the people sharing all

and imagine all the people sharing all the world

the world

the world ooh you may say I’m a dreamer oh I’m a

ooh you may say I’m a dreamer oh I’m a

ooh you may say I’m a dreamer oh I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one I hope

dreamer but I’m not the only one I hope

dreamer but I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join

whoo

whoo [Music]

[Music]

[Music] [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

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