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The Voices of Tali | Tali Brash | TEDxStKilda


there’s a word in Yiddish called

there’s a word in Yiddish called necklace it means joy and growing up in

necklace it means joy and growing up in

necklace it means joy and growing up in the heart of the Jewish community in

the heart of the Jewish community in

the heart of the Jewish community in Melbourne bringing joy to your family

Melbourne bringing joy to your family

Melbourne bringing joy to your family and your community and your friends was

and your community and your friends was

and your community and your friends was everything and in school I this word of

everything and in school I this word of

everything and in school I this word of being analysis machine what I like to

being analysis machine what I like to

being analysis machine what I like to call it I was school captain sports

call it I was school captain sports

call it I was school captain sports captains later on the school musicals

captains later on the school musicals

captains later on the school musicals all of it I was a novice machine hello

all of it I was a novice machine hello

all of it I was a novice machine hello darling hello I am Yentl you know I I

darling hello I am Yentl you know I I

darling hello I am Yentl you know I I tell my tally darling don’t focus so

tell my tally darling don’t focus so

tell my tally darling don’t focus so much you know so many children today

much you know so many children today

much you know so many children today they learn it and learn it you know in

they learn it and learn it you know in

they learn it and learn it you know in their mind so fast I tell her darling

their mind so fast I tell her darling

their mind so fast I tell her darling just relax you know just to take a

just relax you know just to take a

just relax you know just to take a breath and you know what I think is the

breath and you know what I think is the

breath and you know what I think is the most important I had a hard life I am a

most important I had a hard life I am a

most important I had a hard life I am a survivor and I tell her enough you

survivor and I tell her enough you

survivor and I tell her enough you family love you friends but most

family love you friends but most

family love you friends but most important enough you sense you know

important enough you sense you know

important enough you sense you know Thank You darlings

Thank You darlings

Thank You darlings does anybody have a lolly anybody have a

does anybody have a lolly anybody have a

does anybody have a lolly anybody have a lonely okay never mind

so growing out people who would have

so growing out people who would have seen me would have looked at me and

seen me would have looked at me and

seen me would have looked at me and thought oh my god she’s so talented and

thought oh my god she’s so talented and

thought oh my god she’s so talented and she’s so confident and well she can

she’s so confident and well she can

she’s so confident and well she can dance and seeing an accident but what

dance and seeing an accident but what

dance and seeing an accident but what they didn’t know is that underneath all

they didn’t know is that underneath all

they didn’t know is that underneath all of that was so much anxiety and

of that was so much anxiety and

of that was so much anxiety and self-loathing and incessant thinking all

self-loathing and incessant thinking all

self-loathing and incessant thinking all the time my mind was racing and striving

the time my mind was racing and striving

the time my mind was racing and striving and running on this fear and adrenaline

and running on this fear and adrenaline

and running on this fear and adrenaline and and so I went in the last 10 years

and and so I went in the last 10 years

and and so I went in the last 10 years on this journey of coming to meet these

on this journey of coming to meet these

on this journey of coming to meet these voices inside these pots and myself and

voices inside these pots and myself and

voices inside these pots and myself and I thought when I met then I was like wow

I thought when I met then I was like wow

I thought when I met then I was like wow there’s some really mean ones and I

there’s some really mean ones and I

there’s some really mean ones and I thought okay if there are some really

thought okay if there are some really

thought okay if there are some really main ones and scared ones then surely

main ones and scared ones then surely

main ones and scared ones then surely there’s some ones there that maybe there

there’s some ones there that maybe there

there’s some ones there that maybe there be it kinda so I went searching for

be it kinda so I went searching for

be it kinda so I went searching for those and well well well lol hi

those and well well well lol hi

those and well well well lol hi everybody my name is Norma Francis I’m

everybody my name is Norma Francis I’m

everybody my name is Norma Francis I’m having a bit of a bad hair day that’s

having a bit of a bad hair day that’s

having a bit of a bad hair day that’s alright hi everybody god bless you thank

alright hi everybody god bless you thank

alright hi everybody god bless you thank you you know I tell Tully I say to her

you you know I tell Tully I say to her

you you know I tell Tully I say to her honey you just got to stop complaining

honey you just got to stop complaining

honey you just got to stop complaining you know and worrying all the time you

you know and worrying all the time you

you know and worrying all the time you know oh I don’t have this oh I don’t

know oh I don’t have this oh I don’t

know oh I don’t have this oh I don’t have that and I say to her honey you

have that and I say to her honey you

have that and I say to her honey you just got to stop and you got to say

just got to stop and you got to say

just got to stop and you got to say thank you for what you do have right

thank you for what you do have right

thank you for what you do have right here in this moment and more it’s gonna

here in this moment and more it’s gonna

here in this moment and more it’s gonna come into your life do you know what I’m

come into your life do you know what I’m

come into your life do you know what I’m saying I say to her honey if you keep

saying I say to her honey if you keep

saying I say to her honey if you keep complaining and focus and I want you

complaining and focus and I want you

complaining and focus and I want you don’t have that’s what you’re going to

don’t have that’s what you’re going to

don’t have that’s what you’re going to attract but if you stop and you pray and

attract but if you stop and you pray and

attract but if you stop and you pray and you praise and you sing and you say

you praise and you sing and you say

you praise and you sing and you say thank you I have everything that I need

thank you I have everything that I need

thank you I have everything that I need right here right now well the doors are

right here right now well the doors are

right here right now well the doors are gonna open honey the doors are gonna

gonna open honey the doors are gonna

gonna open honey the doors are gonna open and more he’s going to come into

open and more he’s going to come into

open and more he’s going to come into your life and your heart is going to

your life and your heart is going to

your life and your heart is going to explode and open that’s right that’s

explode and open that’s right that’s

explode and open that’s right that’s right so don’t you worry honey you just

right so don’t you worry honey you just

right so don’t you worry honey you just sing you give thanks god bless you all

sing you give thanks god bless you all

sing you give thanks god bless you all thank you so much I’m gonna let someone

thank you so much I’m gonna let someone

thank you so much I’m gonna let someone else speak now if that’s all right with

else speak now if that’s all right with

else speak now if that’s all right with you my name’s Norma Francis I want you

you my name’s Norma Francis I want you

you my name’s Norma Francis I want you all to have a big thing after this all

all to have a big thing after this all

all to have a big thing after this all right all right

right all right

right all right the little meet you

so I went on this journey of creating

so I went on this journey of creating these characters in the search of coming

these characters in the search of coming

these characters in the search of coming to understand the parts of the self from

to understand the parts of the self from

to understand the parts of the self from ego the voices inside and what I came to

ego the voices inside and what I came to

ego the voices inside and what I came to realize was that we are not the thoughts

realize was that we are not the thoughts

realize was that we are not the thoughts in our head we are the awareness behind

in our head we are the awareness behind

in our head we are the awareness behind it and sometimes meeting these parts of

it and sometimes meeting these parts of

it and sometimes meeting these parts of yourself and coming to the truth of who

yourself and coming to the truth of who

yourself and coming to the truth of who you are can be both confronting

you are can be both confronting

you are can be both confronting challenging and empowering well tally

challenging and empowering well tally

challenging and empowering well tally interesting for you to bring me here she

interesting for you to bring me here she

interesting for you to bring me here she asks me oh how can I be a performer and

asks me oh how can I be a performer and

asks me oh how can I be a performer and I say to her why don’t you stop

I say to her why don’t you stop

I say to her why don’t you stop performing in your life first and

performing in your life first and

performing in your life first and foremost stop pretending that you are

foremost stop pretending that you are

foremost stop pretending that you are broken stop pretending that you don’t

broken stop pretending that you don’t

broken stop pretending that you don’t have a wealth of knowledge inside of you

have a wealth of knowledge inside of you

have a wealth of knowledge inside of you stop pretending that you don’t have this

stop pretending that you don’t have this

stop pretending that you don’t have this power within you stop pretending that

power within you stop pretending that

power within you stop pretending that you don’t have a voice I can’t bear it

you can call me Esmeralda hi guys my

you can call me Esmeralda hi guys my name is joy pinky I’m one of the voices

name is joy pinky I’m one of the voices

name is joy pinky I’m one of the voices of Tulley in yeah oh I’m just so proud

of Tulley in yeah oh I’m just so proud

of Tulley in yeah oh I’m just so proud of him like oh yeah Gilda

of him like oh yeah Gilda

of him like oh yeah Gilda yeah messy fancy killed a supporter oh

yeah messy fancy killed a supporter oh

yeah messy fancy killed a supporter oh yeah I just oh yeah I’m so stoked for

yeah I just oh yeah I’m so stoked for

yeah I just oh yeah I’m so stoked for like I had to say to her you know like

like I had to say to her you know like

like I had to say to her you know like you know it’s really big that you’re

you know it’s really big that you’re

you know it’s really big that you’re getting up on stage and you know

getting up on stage and you know

getting up on stage and you know following your passion doing what you

following your passion doing what you

following your passion doing what you love life yeah it’s really important you

love life yeah it’s really important you

love life yeah it’s really important you know and I just say to her like

know and I just say to her like

know and I just say to her like no loss he’s like a footy field here

no loss he’s like a footy field here

no loss he’s like a footy field here life is like a football game you know

life is like a football game you know

life is like a football game you know like sometimes hand pull it across no

like sometimes hand pull it across no

like sometimes hand pull it across no handball it over yeah sometimes you go

handball it over yeah sometimes you go

handball it over yeah sometimes you go for the mark you miss it it’s alright

for the mark you miss it it’s alright

for the mark you miss it it’s alright sometimes you line it up you go you kick

sometimes you line it up you go you kick

sometimes you line it up you go you kick it and if it go yeah yeah you know I

it and if it go yeah yeah you know I

it and if it go yeah yeah you know I just I’m sorry patty that’s why I say to

just I’m sorry patty that’s why I say to

just I’m sorry patty that’s why I say to there you know like like you know life

there you know like like you know life

there you know like like you know life is really can be tough and you know the

is really can be tough and you know the

is really can be tough and you know the most important thing is just you know I

most important thing is just you know I

most important thing is just you know I appreciate the simple things in life

appreciate the simple things in life

appreciate the simple things in life towles like appreciate the little things

towles like appreciate the little things

towles like appreciate the little things you know the little moments like when

you know the little moments like when

you know the little moments like when you at supermarket you know I just enjoy

you at supermarket you know I just enjoy

you at supermarket you know I just enjoy dinner can whatever you getting you know

dinner can whatever you getting you know

dinner can whatever you getting you know I don’t know baked beans whatever I like

I don’t know baked beans whatever I like

I don’t know baked beans whatever I like just you know I enjoy the simple moments

just you know I enjoy the simple moments

just you know I enjoy the simple moments because that’s what’s most important and

because that’s what’s most important and

because that’s what’s most important and I just I just have to say that I’m yeah

I just I just have to say that I’m yeah

I just I just have to say that I’m yeah the CEO I’ve seen Kilda Football Club

the CEO I’ve seen Kilda Football Club

the CEO I’ve seen Kilda Football Club seating arm just I’m so psyched to be

seating arm just I’m so psyched to be

seating arm just I’m so psyched to be here so thanks – yeah so a few years ago

here so thanks – yeah so a few years ago

here so thanks – yeah so a few years ago I changed my name from Lysa Tully

I changed my name from Lysa Tully

I changed my name from Lysa Tully brushed it’s Holly brash in in this

brushed it’s Holly brash in in this

brushed it’s Holly brash in in this search and this hope that maybe I could

search and this hope that maybe I could

search and this hope that maybe I could find what was my voice and maybe there

find what was my voice and maybe there

find what was my voice and maybe there was a way to not live from so much fear

was a way to not live from so much fear

was a way to not live from so much fear but to live from love and what I found

but to live from love and what I found

but to live from love and what I found is that there is a voice deep down

is that there is a voice deep down

is that there is a voice deep down inside of all of us and whether you call

inside of all of us and whether you call

inside of all of us and whether you call it God or whether you call it sauce or

it God or whether you call it sauce or

it God or whether you call it sauce or intuition berries a voice inside that is

intuition berries a voice inside that is

intuition berries a voice inside that is ever loving and kind and I’m passionate

ever loving and kind and I’m passionate

ever loving and kind and I’m passionate about helping create a world where more

about helping create a world where more

about helping create a world where more people speak from that voice thank you

people speak from that voice thank you

people speak from that voice thank you [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

you

you [Music]

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