dusty Bibles lead to dirty lives so I left mine behind after mama died a burnt
left mine behind after mama died a burnt
left mine behind after mama died a burnt her aprons and I broke her jars only
her aprons and I broke her jars only
her aprons and I broke her jars only thing we agreed on was that tears scar
thing we agreed on was that tears scar
thing we agreed on was that tears scar we live in a divided world most of us
we live in a divided world most of us
we live in a divided world most of us live in comfortable bubbles where our
live in comfortable bubbles where our
live in comfortable bubbles where our neighbors our co-workers and our friends
neighbors our co-workers and our friends
neighbors our co-workers and our friends are as similar to us as possible
are as similar to us as possible
are as similar to us as possible conventional wisdom has it that
conventional wisdom has it that
conventional wisdom has it that differences create these divides but
differences create these divides but
differences create these divides but what if differences could bridge these
what if differences could bridge these
what if differences could bridge these divides I’m a singer songwriter writer
divides I’m a singer songwriter writer
divides I’m a singer songwriter writer and storyteller I was supposed to be a
and storyteller I was supposed to be a
and storyteller I was supposed to be a lawyer I am the daughter of immigrants I
lawyer I am the daughter of immigrants I
lawyer I am the daughter of immigrants I went to Yale University I have a
went to Yale University I have a
went to Yale University I have a master’s from the London School of
master’s from the London School of
master’s from the London School of Economics
Economics
Economics I was the embodiment of the American
I was the embodiment of the American
I was the embodiment of the American dream for my family so when I left
dream for my family so when I left
dream for my family so when I left Goldman Sachs to become a full-time
Goldman Sachs to become a full-time
Goldman Sachs to become a full-time musician there was only one kind of
musician there was only one kind of
musician there was only one kind of musician I could be a rock star i
musician I could be a rock star i
musician I could be a rock star i grappled with stage fright and
grappled with stage fright and
grappled with stage fright and insecurities and i strung together gigs
insecurities and i strung together gigs
insecurities and i strung together gigs in back-alley bars but i couldn’t seem
in back-alley bars but i couldn’t seem
in back-alley bars but i couldn’t seem to write that hit song that would
to write that hit song that would
to write that hit song that would catapult me to stardom instead i was
catapult me to stardom instead i was
catapult me to stardom instead i was inspired to write songs about oddballs
inspired to write songs about oddballs
inspired to write songs about oddballs in history
in history
in history my journey writing and performing those
my journey writing and performing those
my journey writing and performing those songs has let me discover something
songs has let me discover something
songs has let me discover something monumental about differences and
monumental about differences and
monumental about differences and connection I’d like to ask you to take a
connection I’d like to ask you to take a
connection I’d like to ask you to take a moment and think about the last time you
moment and think about the last time you
moment and think about the last time you interacted with someone really different
interacted with someone really different
interacted with someone really different from yourself how did it go did you
from yourself how did it go did you
from yourself how did it go did you enter into the conversation wide open or
enter into the conversation wide open or
enter into the conversation wide open or were you already judging anticipating
were you already judging anticipating
were you already judging anticipating what the other person did or did not
what the other person did or did not
what the other person did or did not have to offer regularly I get up on the
have to offer regularly I get up on the
have to offer regularly I get up on the stage and I try to connect with people I
stage and I try to connect with people I
stage and I try to connect with people I don’t know
don’t know
don’t know who are potentially very different from
who are potentially very different from
who are potentially very different from me my fear is always that at the end of
me my fear is always that at the end of
me my fear is always that at the end of the song there will be silence or maybe
the song there will be silence or maybe
the song there will be silence or maybe a perfunctory clap or two or that people
a perfunctory clap or two or that people
a perfunctory clap or two or that people will walk out but the reason that I keep
will walk out but the reason that I keep
will walk out but the reason that I keep getting back on that stage that I keep
getting back on that stage that I keep
getting back on that stage that I keep grappling with my own stage fright and
grappling with my own stage fright and
grappling with my own stage fright and insecurities and facing down the
insecurities and facing down the
insecurities and facing down the expectations of my family and peers is
expectations of my family and peers is
expectations of my family and peers is that sometimes in transcendent moments I
that sometimes in transcendent moments I
that sometimes in transcendent moments I can sense in the shadows behind the
can sense in the shadows behind the
can sense in the shadows behind the stage lights the tender bodies of my
stage lights the tender bodies of my
stage lights the tender bodies of my audience
audience
audience breathing with me and that sensation is
breathing with me and that sensation is
breathing with me and that sensation is sublime the first time I felt my
sublime the first time I felt my
sublime the first time I felt my audience breathed with me was the first
audience breathed with me was the first
audience breathed with me was the first time I played a song about an oddball in
time I played a song about an oddball in
time I played a song about an oddball in history Butte is about a madam at
history Butte is about a madam at
history Butte is about a madam at Montana’s Dumas brothel the
Montana’s Dumas brothel the
Montana’s Dumas brothel the longest-running bordello in American
longest-running bordello in American
longest-running bordello in American history and when my audience breathed
history and when my audience breathed
history and when my audience breathed with me
with me
with me I learned something I never expected
I learned something I never expected
I learned something I never expected differences can create connection
took my dowry – Jessie zone strip
took my dowry – Jessie zone strip I rented a room with a timer and a bed
I rented a room with a timer and a bed
I rented a room with a timer and a bed saladin pencil on peeling walls each
saladin pencil on peeling walls each
saladin pencil on peeling walls each time my bed posts dug deeper in the
time my bed posts dug deeper in the
time my bed posts dug deeper in the floor Butte is a song about a prostitute
floor Butte is a song about a prostitute
floor Butte is a song about a prostitute most of my audiences are not prostitutes
most of my audiences are not prostitutes
most of my audiences are not prostitutes Butte is a song about suicide most
Butte is a song about suicide most
Butte is a song about suicide most people don’t talk openly about suicide
people don’t talk openly about suicide
people don’t talk openly about suicide and Butte was never gonna be a hit
and Butte was never gonna be a hit
and Butte was never gonna be a hit single when I wrote it I was scared to
single when I wrote it I was scared to
single when I wrote it I was scared to perform it I I thought my audiences
perform it I I thought my audiences
perform it I I thought my audiences would hate it because they’d have
would hate it because they’d have
would hate it because they’d have nothing to relate to in it but I had
nothing to relate to in it but I had
nothing to relate to in it but I had this urge to put the story out into the
this urge to put the story out into the
this urge to put the story out into the world so I had to muster the courage and
world so I had to muster the courage and
world so I had to muster the courage and take the scary leap and put myself out
take the scary leap and put myself out
take the scary leap and put myself out there not as a potential rock star but
there not as a potential rock star but
there not as a potential rock star but as me with an unusual song about an
as me with an unusual song about an
as me with an unusual song about an untouchable subject and when I did my
untouchable subject and when I did my
untouchable subject and when I did my audiences responded as with no other
audiences responded as with no other
audiences responded as with no other song I had ever written they came up to
song I had ever written they came up to
song I had ever written they came up to me after concerts to tell me how much it
me after concerts to tell me how much it
me after concerts to tell me how much it meant to them they bought more of my CDs
meant to them they bought more of my CDs
meant to them they bought more of my CDs I wasn’t getting famous but I was having
I wasn’t getting famous but I was having
I wasn’t getting famous but I was having the sublime and addictive experience of
the sublime and addictive experience of
the sublime and addictive experience of touching other human beings
touching other human beings
touching other human beings I wanted more so when I was inspired by
I wanted more so when I was inspired by
I wanted more so when I was inspired by the story of another oddball I wrote
the story of another oddball I wrote
the story of another oddball I wrote another ordinarily unsung song this one
another ordinarily unsung song this one
another ordinarily unsung song this one about a sideshow performer named Todd
about a sideshow performer named Todd
about a sideshow performer named Todd Robbins who ate light bulbs
Robbins who ate light bulbs
Robbins who ate light bulbs [Music]
[Music]
[Music] mother Sulu and Andi revealed that her
mother Sulu and Andi revealed that her
mother Sulu and Andi revealed that her missing lightbulb was this morning’s
missing lightbulb was this morning’s
missing lightbulb was this morning’s meal tommix and doctors therapists and
meal tommix and doctors therapists and
meal tommix and doctors therapists and quacks none could keep Andi from metal
quacks none could keep Andi from metal
quacks none could keep Andi from metal or glass the same thing happened my
or glass the same thing happened my
or glass the same thing happened my audience is breathe with me so I wrote
audience is breathe with me so I wrote
audience is breathe with me so I wrote more ordinarily unsung songs and each
more ordinarily unsung songs and each
more ordinarily unsung songs and each time I performed one each time I
time I performed one each time I
time I performed one each time I performed a song about a person on the
performed a song about a person on the
performed a song about a person on the fringes of their community and
fringes of their community and
fringes of their community and completely different from the people in
completely different from the people in
completely different from the people in the chairs in front of me I felt that
the chairs in front of me I felt that
the chairs in front of me I felt that rush of connection but I didn’t
rush of connection but I didn’t
rush of connection but I didn’t understand what I was experiencing the
understand what I was experiencing the
understand what I was experiencing the songs my audience was responding to most
songs my audience was responding to most
songs my audience was responding to most were the songs where the subjects had
were the songs where the subjects had
were the songs where the subjects had the least in common with them why after
the least in common with them why after
the least in common with them why after performing these songs for over a decade
performing these songs for over a decade
performing these songs for over a decade I have come to believe that the answer
I have come to believe that the answer
I have come to believe that the answer lies in an open secret that writers
lies in an open secret that writers
lies in an open secret that writers share the universal begins in the
share the universal begins in the
share the universal begins in the specific the universe old that which
specific the universe old that which
specific the universe old that which makes all of us human begins in the
makes all of us human begins in the
makes all of us human begins in the specific details that make us
specific details that make us
specific details that make us individuals so the more specifically I
individuals so the more specifically I
individuals so the more specifically I could render a story or subject the more
could render a story or subject the more
could render a story or subject the more universally it resonates with my
universally it resonates with my
universally it resonates with my audience the fascinating details of my
audience the fascinating details of my
audience the fascinating details of my subjects lives as different as they are
subjects lives as different as they are
subjects lives as different as they are from the experiences of the listeners in
from the experiences of the listeners in
from the experiences of the listeners in my audience tap into something
my audience tap into something
my audience tap into something universally human in them in the case of
universally human in them in the case of
universally human in them in the case of the song beaut I wasn’t writing about
the song beaut I wasn’t writing about
the song beaut I wasn’t writing about some woman who’d fallen in love and
some woman who’d fallen in love and
some woman who’d fallen in love and gotten rejected I was writing
gotten rejected I was writing
gotten rejected I was writing specifically about a woman of a certain
specifically about a woman of a certain
specifically about a woman of a certain time who chose instead of marriage to
time who chose instead of marriage to
time who chose instead of marriage to become a prostitute and then fell in
become a prostitute and then fell in
become a prostitute and then fell in love with the client in the case of Andi
love with the client in the case of Andi
love with the client in the case of Andi the light philometor I wasn’t writing
the light philometor I wasn’t writing
the light philometor I wasn’t writing about some guy who did tricks I was
about some guy who did tricks I was
about some guy who did tricks I was writing specifically about a born
writing specifically about a born
writing specifically about a born performer who could put a light bulb in
performer who could put a light bulb in
performer who could put a light bulb in his mouth crush its thin glass with his
his mouth crush its thin glass with his
his mouth crush its thin glass with his teeth and swallow correct crunch feel
teeth and swallow correct crunch feel
teeth and swallow correct crunch feel the fly screw twist down inside crack
the fly screw twist down inside crack
the fly screw twist down inside crack crunch feel it slides through twist down
crunch feel it slides through twist down
crunch feel it slides through twist down inside
inside
inside there is science behind this neuro
there is science behind this neuro
there is science behind this neuro economist Paul Zak has shown that when
economist Paul Zak has shown that when
economist Paul Zak has shown that when people are exposed to good stories the
people are exposed to good stories the
people are exposed to good stories the brain hormone oxytocin the cuddle
brain hormone oxytocin the cuddle
brain hormone oxytocin the cuddle hormone also responsible for empathy
hormone also responsible for empathy
hormone also responsible for empathy Rises significantly our brains are wired
Rises significantly our brains are wired
Rises significantly our brains are wired for story and specifics the detail that
for story and specifics the detail that
for story and specifics the detail that make us different are the building
make us different are the building
make us different are the building blocks of a good story cognitive
blocks of a good story cognitive
blocks of a good story cognitive scientist Steven Pinker has pointed out
scientist Steven Pinker has pointed out
scientist Steven Pinker has pointed out that as literacy has increased in the
that as literacy has increased in the
that as literacy has increased in the world violence has declined because the
world violence has declined because the
world violence has declined because the more good stories we are exposed to the
more good stories we are exposed to the
more good stories we are exposed to the larger and more extensive grow the
larger and more extensive grow the
larger and more extensive grow the circles of people that we relate to so
circles of people that we relate to so
circles of people that we relate to so the specific details of who we are our
the specific details of who we are our
the specific details of who we are our differences can allow each of us to
differences can allow each of us to
differences can allow each of us to resonate with one another our
resonate with one another our
resonate with one another our differences can shrink our divides okay
differences can shrink our divides okay
differences can shrink our divides okay you say so this works for songs and
you say so this works for songs and
you say so this works for songs and stories what about real life well my
stories what about real life well my
stories what about real life well my Eureka moment about ordinarily unsung
Eureka moment about ordinarily unsung
Eureka moment about ordinarily unsung songs led me to try out this theory
songs led me to try out this theory
songs led me to try out this theory unwittingly in my real life it was 2005
unwittingly in my real life it was 2005
unwittingly in my real life it was 2005 I was living in New York City my
I was living in New York City my
I was living in New York City my birthplace and my home when I realized I
birthplace and my home when I realized I
birthplace and my home when I realized I needed time and money to write more of
needed time and money to write more of
needed time and money to write more of these songs about oddball so I applied
these songs about oddball so I applied
these songs about oddball so I applied to a month-long artist residency in New
to a month-long artist residency in New
to a month-long artist residency in New York Mills Minnesota a town of 1,000
York Mills Minnesota a town of 1,000
York Mills Minnesota a town of 1,000 people in rural West Central outstate
people in rural West Central outstate
people in rural West Central outstate Minnesota one and a half hours from the
Minnesota one and a half hours from the
Minnesota one and a half hours from the nearest metropolitan area of Fargo North
nearest metropolitan area of Fargo North
nearest metropolitan area of Fargo North Dakota when I was accepted I decided to
Dakota when I was accepted I decided to
Dakota when I was accepted I decided to use some of my time to go on a three-day
use some of my time to go on a three-day
use some of my time to go on a three-day two-night canoe camping trip and when
two-night canoe camping trip and when
two-night canoe camping trip and when everyone but the board member leading
everyone but the board member leading
everyone but the board member leading that trip dropped out it became a
that trip dropped out it became a
that trip dropped out it became a three-day two-night blind date
we fell in love and I married that board
we fell in love and I married that board member so one year after I first set
member so one year after I first set
member so one year after I first set foot into the rural American heartland I
foot into the rural American heartland I
foot into the rural American heartland I moved from New York City to New York
moved from New York City to New York
moved from New York City to New York Mills all at once I was the oddball at
Mills all at once I was the oddball at
Mills all at once I was the oddball at first I used my differences as a way to
first I used my differences as a way to
first I used my differences as a way to maintain the divide between my very
maintain the divide between my very
maintain the divide between my very different neighbors and myself it got
different neighbors and myself it got
different neighbors and myself it got pretty lonely so I tried a different
pretty lonely so I tried a different
pretty lonely so I tried a different approach I adopted the traits of my
approach I adopted the traits of my
approach I adopted the traits of my neighbors I learned to knit to garden to
neighbors I learned to knit to garden to
neighbors I learned to knit to garden to can jam to harvest maple syrup and that
can jam to harvest maple syrup and that
can jam to harvest maple syrup and that was better but I still wasn’t really
was better but I still wasn’t really
was better but I still wasn’t really connecting you see I was trying to be
connecting you see I was trying to be
connecting you see I was trying to be somebody else and then trying to connect
somebody else and then trying to connect
somebody else and then trying to connect from that false or at least incomplete
from that false or at least incomplete
from that false or at least incomplete version of myself which brings me back
version of myself which brings me back
version of myself which brings me back to my songs about oddballs so in order
to my songs about oddballs so in order
to my songs about oddballs so in order to cope with my extreme culture shock I
to cope with my extreme culture shock I
to cope with my extreme culture shock I started writing a memoir about my move
started writing a memoir about my move
started writing a memoir about my move from New York City to New York Mills and
from New York City to New York Mills and
from New York City to New York Mills and in the process I remembered the lesson I
in the process I remembered the lesson I
in the process I remembered the lesson I had already learned on the stage
had already learned on the stage
had already learned on the stage differences can create connection I
differences can create connection I
differences can create connection I decided to apply that theory to my real
decided to apply that theory to my real
decided to apply that theory to my real life and embrace my differences as a way
life and embrace my differences as a way
life and embrace my differences as a way to connect I started by writing a column
to connect I started by writing a column
to connect I started by writing a column for the local newspaper about everything
for the local newspaper about everything
for the local newspaper about everything in rural Minnesota that made absolutely
in rural Minnesota that made absolutely
in rural Minnesota that made absolutely no sense to me
no sense to me
no sense to me deer hunting snowmobiling the extreme
deer hunting snowmobiling the extreme
deer hunting snowmobiling the extreme cold snowmobiling in the extreme cold
cold snowmobiling in the extreme cold
cold snowmobiling in the extreme cold and suddenly people were coming up to me
and suddenly people were coming up to me
and suddenly people were coming up to me on the street asking if I was that New
on the street asking if I was that New
on the street asking if I was that New Yorker writing for the paper when I said
Yorker writing for the paper when I said
Yorker writing for the paper when I said yes they introduced themselves we
yes they introduced themselves we
yes they introduced themselves we started talking and the next time we saw
started talking and the next time we saw
started talking and the next time we saw each other we talked some more I stopped
each other we talked some more I stopped
each other we talked some more I stopped hiding my Jewish heritage from my
hiding my Jewish heritage from my
hiding my Jewish heritage from my church-going neighbors and I invited
church-going neighbors and I invited
church-going neighbors and I invited them to Hanukkah parties and Passover
them to Hanukkah parties and Passover
them to Hanukkah parties and Passover Seder ‘s they came and then they invited
Seder ‘s they came and then they invited
Seder ‘s they came and then they invited me to talk about Judaism at school and
me to talk about Judaism at school and
me to talk about Judaism at school and at church
at church
at church I finally began to connect with my
I finally began to connect with my
I finally began to connect with my neighbors
neighbors
neighbors only by embracing my differences I don’t
only by embracing my differences I don’t
only by embracing my differences I don’t believe that differences can create
believe that differences can create
believe that differences can create bridges in all situations but I believe
bridges in all situations but I believe
bridges in all situations but I believe that they can be a way to start
that they can be a way to start
that they can be a way to start connecting that one by one we can use
connecting that one by one we can use
connecting that one by one we can use who we are
who we are
who we are the differences that make us individuals
the differences that make us individuals
the differences that make us individuals as a way to connect with what makes
as a way to connect with what makes
as a way to connect with what makes another person who they are through our
another person who they are through our
another person who they are through our differences we can find our shared
differences we can find our shared
differences we can find our shared humanity
humanity
humanity maybe if we approached our differences
maybe if we approached our differences
maybe if we approached our differences with the intention to honor them and
with the intention to honor them and
with the intention to honor them and even enjoy them that could be a model
even enjoy them that could be a model
even enjoy them that could be a model for how to bridge the widening gaps in
for how to bridge the widening gaps in
for how to bridge the widening gaps in our world maybe instead of using our
our world maybe instead of using our
our world maybe instead of using our differences as walls we could use them
differences as walls we could use them
differences as walls we could use them as windows we could learn to be
as windows we could learn to be
as windows we could learn to be different without being divided see the
different without being divided see the
different without being divided see the beauty there the prettiest girls
beauty there the prettiest girls
beauty there the prettiest girls [Music]
[Music]
[Music] so I wanted to play one full-length song
so I wanted to play one full-length song
so I wanted to play one full-length song for you before I left the stage and the
for you before I left the stage and the
for you before I left the stage and the one that seems most appropriate is my
one that seems most appropriate is my
one that seems most appropriate is my song hold on about dr. Bronner the maker
song hold on about dr. Bronner the maker
song hold on about dr. Bronner the maker of dr. Bronner’s magic soap who here is
of dr. Bronner’s magic soap who here is
of dr. Bronner’s magic soap who here is familiar with dr. Bronner’s soap all
familiar with dr. Bronner’s soap all
familiar with dr. Bronner’s soap all right okay those of you who aren’t may
right okay those of you who aren’t may
right okay those of you who aren’t may have seen it these are the soaps and
have seen it these are the soaps and
have seen it these are the soaps and bottles and bars that have labels on
bottles and bars that have labels on
bottles and bars that have labels on them with so much writing in such small
them with so much writing in such small
them with so much writing in such small print that you can’t believe that anyone
print that you can’t believe that anyone
print that you can’t believe that anyone can have that much to say about soap and
can have that much to say about soap and
can have that much to say about soap and if you were to read them you were
if you were to read them you were
if you were to read them you were discover that they’re not about soap at
discover that they’re not about soap at
discover that they’re not about soap at all they’re about dr. Bronner’s
all they’re about dr. Bronner’s
all they’re about dr. Bronner’s fundamental philosophy that we are all
fundamental philosophy that we are all
fundamental philosophy that we are all connected or in his words we are all one
connected or in his words we are all one
connected or in his words we are all one dr. Bronner came to the United States
dr. Bronner came to the United States
dr. Bronner came to the United States from Germany and he started preaching
from Germany and he started preaching
from Germany and he started preaching this philosophy on street corners for
this philosophy on street corners for
this philosophy on street corners for which he was committed to an insane
which he was committed to an insane
which he was committed to an insane asylum he escaped and built a natural
asylum he escaped and built a natural
asylum he escaped and built a natural soap empire with the goal of spreading
soap empire with the goal of spreading
soap empire with the goal of spreading the word that we are all connected
the word that we are all connected
the word that we are all connected [Music]
[Music]
[Music] for rabbi dr. eh Ron her making so close
for rabbi dr. eh Ron her making so close
for rabbi dr. eh Ron her making so close family honor till the Germans went after
family honor till the Germans went after
family honor till the Germans went after the Jews he came to the states and got
the Jews he came to the states and got
the Jews he came to the states and got himself arrested for preaching too loud
himself arrested for preaching too loud
himself arrested for preaching too loud that were all connected they locked him
that were all connected they locked him
that were all connected they locked him in asylum to change his views they said
in asylum to change his views they said
in asylum to change his views they said you’re not like us we don’t want to hear
you’re not like us we don’t want to hear
you’re not like us we don’t want to hear your preaching don’t try to fight us
your preaching don’t try to fight us
your preaching don’t try to fight us we’ve got the might of right behind us
we’ve got the might of right behind us
we’ve got the might of right behind us and deep inside himself II heard a voice
and deep inside himself II heard a voice
and deep inside himself II heard a voice say
say
say [Music]
[Music]
[Music] electroshocks to his third escape he
electroshocks to his third escape he
electroshocks to his third escape he Gamble’s his last 24 fare to LA in
Gamble’s his last 24 fare to LA in
Gamble’s his last 24 fare to LA in Tinseltown he found his groove he slept
Tinseltown he found his groove he slept
Tinseltown he found his groove he slept on the roof of the YMCA he’s been days
on the roof of the YMCA he’s been days
on the roof of the YMCA he’s been days fighting forest fires to pay and nights
fighting forest fires to pay and nights
fighting forest fires to pay and nights mix with soap in his bathtub with a
mix with soap in his bathtub with a
mix with soap in his bathtub with a broom we thought they won’t listen to my
broom we thought they won’t listen to my
broom we thought they won’t listen to my preaching I have so much to teach them
preaching I have so much to teach them
preaching I have so much to teach them how can I tell them what I know I know I
how can I tell them what I know I know I
how can I tell them what I know I know I can write it all down on soap
can write it all down on soap
can write it all down on soap so he made labels for his soap on which
so he made labels for his soap on which
so he made labels for his soap on which he wrote
[Music]
[Music] to disseminate his philosophy he built a
to disseminate his philosophy he built a
to disseminate his philosophy he built a natural soap company capitalism the
natural soap company capitalism the
natural soap company capitalism the Bronner way leopard print swimsuits at
Bronner way leopard print swimsuits at
Bronner way leopard print swimsuits at business meetings and soap labels long
business meetings and soap labels long
business meetings and soap labels long enough for bathroom reading socially
enough for bathroom reading socially
enough for bathroom reading socially responsible business with a spiritual
responsible business with a spiritual
responsible business with a spiritual safe and now that everyone has dr.
safe and now that everyone has dr.
safe and now that everyone has dr. Bronner’s in their neighborhood we can
Bronner’s in their neighborhood we can
Bronner’s in their neighborhood we can all learn how to
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
I invite you I invite you to become part
I invite you I invite you to become part of the differences connect movement step
of the differences connect movement step
of the differences connect movement step no bursts out of your comfortable
no bursts out of your comfortable
no bursts out of your comfortable bubbles and do something extraordinary
bubbles and do something extraordinary
bubbles and do something extraordinary be someone extraordinary the someone you
be someone extraordinary the someone you
be someone extraordinary the someone you already are and by doing so allow
already are and by doing so allow
already are and by doing so allow someone else to be extraordinary with
someone else to be extraordinary with
someone else to be extraordinary with you here’s how the next time you’re with
you here’s how the next time you’re with
you here’s how the next time you’re with someone different from yourself today
someone different from yourself today
someone different from yourself today this week this month take the scary leap
this week this month take the scary leap
this week this month take the scary leap say something true about who you are how
say something true about who you are how
say something true about who you are how you feel a somewhat revealing detail
you feel a somewhat revealing detail
you feel a somewhat revealing detail from your past step out of judgment and
from your past step out of judgment and
from your past step out of judgment and see what happens it could be the
see what happens it could be the
see what happens it could be the disheartening equivalent of a
disheartening equivalent of a
disheartening equivalent of a perfunctory clap or to the other person
perfunctory clap or to the other person
perfunctory clap or to the other person might walk out of the room or maybe
might walk out of the room or maybe
might walk out of the room or maybe you’ll find out that the other person is
you’ll find out that the other person is
you’ll find out that the other person is different just like you and that
different just like you and that
different just like you and that sensation will be sublime
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