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Engage, Thrive, Drive By Finding Y.O.U. Through M.E. | Michele Howe Clarke | TEDxDeerPark


welcome to the Thrive drive ladies and

welcome to the Thrive drive ladies and gentlemen we have an on-time departure

gentlemen we have an on-time departure

gentlemen we have an on-time departure please fasten your seatbelts turbulence

please fasten your seatbelts turbulence

please fasten your seatbelts turbulence is expected but be assured you will

is expected but be assured you will

is expected but be assured you will arrive safely today I share with you

arrive safely today I share with you

arrive safely today I share with you what I have learned in my life’s journey

what I have learned in my life’s journey

what I have learned in my life’s journey through its travails what I have gleaned

through its travails what I have gleaned

through its travails what I have gleaned from the field of trauma about engaging

from the field of trauma about engaging

from the field of trauma about engaging thrive drive by finding you through me

the thrive Drive is an evolutionary

the thrive Drive is an evolutionary stable system 10,000 years in the making

stable system 10,000 years in the making

stable system 10,000 years in the making which we the gifted ones can use to

which we the gifted ones can use to

which we the gifted ones can use to leverage or our betterment it is

leverage or our betterment it is

leverage or our betterment it is comprised of you and to me you is a

comprised of you and to me you is a

comprised of you and to me you is a supremely intelligent highly responsive

supremely intelligent highly responsive

supremely intelligent highly responsive automated machine me is the muscle the

automated machine me is the muscle the

automated machine me is the muscle the means to enacting your divine design me

means to enacting your divine design me

means to enacting your divine design me is your feet on the street you see your

is your feet on the street you see your

is your feet on the street you see your own uniqueness you needs my excellence

own uniqueness you needs my excellence

own uniqueness you needs my excellence me to heed its call to bring its impetus

me to heed its call to bring its impetus

me to heed its call to bring its impetus to life when its listen it’s all about

to life when its listen it’s all about

to life when its listen it’s all about you your own uniqueness the seed of

you your own uniqueness the seed of

you your own uniqueness the seed of excellence you came programmed with like

excellence you came programmed with like

excellence you came programmed with like a tiny acorn destined to be a great oak

a tiny acorn destined to be a great oak

a tiny acorn destined to be a great oak you have a divine design an amazing

you have a divine design an amazing

you have a divine design an amazing light of your own uniqueness to shine

light of your own uniqueness to shine

light of your own uniqueness to shine when you engage the thrive Drive you

when you engage the thrive Drive you

when you engage the thrive Drive you access your navigator your navigator

access your navigator your navigator

access your navigator your navigator directs you to flow along your natural

directs you to flow along your natural

directs you to flow along your natural lines of growth with ease by steadfastly

lines of growth with ease by steadfastly

lines of growth with ease by steadfastly pointing you toward your true north

the Navigator of you of your own

the Navigator of you of your own uniqueness indicates through your

uniqueness indicates through your

uniqueness indicates through your internal compass which we interpret as

internal compass which we interpret as

internal compass which we interpret as feelings of resistance or flow we all

feelings of resistance or flow we all

feelings of resistance or flow we all seek harmonious flow in our lives and

seek harmonious flow in our lives and

seek harmonious flow in our lives and each of us has our own flow of divine

each of us has our own flow of divine

each of us has our own flow of divine design it’s your job to find your flow

design it’s your job to find your flow

design it’s your job to find your flow it’s a mastery thing and you will

it’s a mastery thing and you will

it’s a mastery thing and you will practice be mindful for a lifetime my

practice be mindful for a lifetime my

practice be mindful for a lifetime my award-winning best-selling book face

award-winning best-selling book face

award-winning best-selling book face forward meeting challenges head-on in

forward meeting challenges head-on in

forward meeting challenges head-on in times of trouble is just one of my many

times of trouble is just one of my many

times of trouble is just one of my many thrive Drive miracles the list goes on

thrive Drive miracles the list goes on

thrive Drive miracles the list goes on and on but includes nerve regeneration

and on but includes nerve regeneration

and on but includes nerve regeneration an eye that blinks with no nerve

an eye that blinks with no nerve

an eye that blinks with no nerve direction a healthy second child post

direction a healthy second child post

direction a healthy second child post cancer and a 20-year marriage despite

cancer and a 20-year marriage despite

cancer and a 20-year marriage despite being disfigured for more than half but

being disfigured for more than half but

being disfigured for more than half but it wasn’t always like this there was a

it wasn’t always like this there was a

it wasn’t always like this there was a time that my life was completely

time that my life was completely

time that my life was completely shattered broken like Humpty Dumpty I

shattered broken like Humpty Dumpty I

shattered broken like Humpty Dumpty I awake easily from what was supposed to

awake easily from what was supposed to

awake easily from what was supposed to be a routine operation to remove a

be a routine operation to remove a

be a routine operation to remove a benign tumor in my salivary gland an

benign tumor in my salivary gland an

benign tumor in my salivary gland an alien shunt is sticking out of my cheek

alien shunt is sticking out of my cheek

alien shunt is sticking out of my cheek draining Wow

draining Wow

draining Wow owl fluid from an over six inch surgical

owl fluid from an over six inch surgical

owl fluid from an over six inch surgical slice that allowed my skin to be peeled

slice that allowed my skin to be peeled

slice that allowed my skin to be peeled away from my face my husband Wayne cries

away from my face my husband Wayne cries

away from my face my husband Wayne cries softly his head on my left he looks up

softly his head on my left he looks up

softly his head on my left he looks up and he says Michel they operated on you

and he says Michel they operated on you

and he says Michel they operated on you for over six hours love you have cancer

for over six hours love you have cancer

for over six hours love you have cancer what felt like a moment later I sat

what felt like a moment later I sat

what felt like a moment later I sat frozen but

frozen but

frozen but frightened little rabbit shell-shocked

frightened little rabbit shell-shocked

frightened little rabbit shell-shocked barely there the Calais surgeon at the

barely there the Calais surgeon at the

barely there the Calais surgeon at the edge of my bed gives my calf a quick

edge of my bed gives my calf a quick

edge of my bed gives my calf a quick impersonal squeeze I hear his voice

impersonal squeeze I hear his voice

impersonal squeeze I hear his voice distant as if coming through miss Clarke

distant as if coming through miss Clarke

distant as if coming through miss Clarke the cancer has metastasized out of your

the cancer has metastasized out of your

the cancer has metastasized out of your salivary gland and is massively involved

salivary gland and is massively involved

salivary gland and is massively involved in all of your right facial nerves you

in all of your right facial nerves you

in all of your right facial nerves you need another operation you will have to

need another operation you will have to

need another operation you will have to sacrifice all of your facial nerves on

sacrifice all of your facial nerves on

sacrifice all of your facial nerves on the right side of your face your face

the right side of your face your face

the right side of your face your face will be paralyzed it will droop you will

will be paralyzed it will droop you will

will be paralyzed it will droop you will likely drool and have slurred speech my

likely drool and have slurred speech my

likely drool and have slurred speech my heart pauses and my breath catches in my

heart pauses and my breath catches in my

heart pauses and my breath catches in my lungs and stalls darkness fringes my

lungs and stalls darkness fringes my

lungs and stalls darkness fringes my vision as I see my life without me the

vision as I see my life without me the

vision as I see my life without me the air rushes from my lungs I feel empty

air rushes from my lungs I feel empty

air rushes from my lungs I feel empty somehow clear innate resources within me

somehow clear innate resources within me

somehow clear innate resources within me cry out for life yes but I have a six

cry out for life yes but I have a six

cry out for life yes but I have a six month old daughter I say and in that

month old daughter I say and in that

month old daughter I say and in that moment I drove a thrive Drive stake into

moment I drove a thrive Drive stake into

moment I drove a thrive Drive stake into the ground claiming I will live until I

the ground claiming I will live until I

the ground claiming I will live until I die no more dying to live I engaged my

die no more dying to live I engaged my

die no more dying to live I engaged my thrive Drive and I began a journey of

thrive Drive and I began a journey of

thrive Drive and I began a journey of bringing conscious awareness to my

bringing conscious awareness to my

bringing conscious awareness to my thinking my speaking and my doing the

thinking my speaking and my doing the

thinking my speaking and my doing the navigator of you speaks in a quiet voice

navigator of you speaks in a quiet voice

navigator of you speaks in a quiet voice full of love and praise so quietly we

full of love and praise so quietly we

full of love and praise so quietly we must listen with our hearts to hear it

must listen with our hearts to hear it

must listen with our hearts to hear it was a radical awakening the first time I

was a radical awakening the first time I

was a radical awakening the first time I heard my heart song did you know that

heard my heart song did you know that

heard my heart song did you know that had a neck radiation therapy not only

had a neck radiation therapy not only

had a neck radiation therapy not only burns you but it comes with custom-made

burns you but it comes with custom-made

burns you but it comes with custom-made accouterments tattoos on both sides of

accouterments tattoos on both sides of

accouterments tattoos on both sides of my face a full plastic facial mask all

my face a full plastic facial mask all

my face a full plastic facial mask all to ensure I do not move one millimeter

to ensure I do not move one millimeter

to ensure I do not move one millimeter during my daily radiation session you

during my daily radiation session you

during my daily radiation session you see I am to lie down on a cold table and

see I am to lie down on a cold table and

see I am to lie down on a cold table and then this mask with me in it is to be

then this mask with me in it is to be

then this mask with me in it is to be bolted into the table I have this crazy

bolted into the table I have this crazy

bolted into the table I have this crazy surgical site infection my head inflates

surgical site infection my head inflates

surgical site infection my head inflates like a balloon the flesh of my face

like a balloon the flesh of my face

like a balloon the flesh of my face loses through the mesh of the mask the

loses through the mesh of the mask the

loses through the mesh of the mask the technicians use their body weight to

technicians use their body weight to

technicians use their body weight to push down on the mask it ordered the

push down on the mask it ordered the

push down on the mask it ordered the bolt plane bladed head to the table

bolt plane bladed head to the table

bolt plane bladed head to the table sometimes the reality of being strapped

sometimes the reality of being strapped

sometimes the reality of being strapped and bolted to a table is too much and my

and bolted to a table is too much and my

and bolted to a table is too much and my adrenaline rushes in and as the burning

adrenaline rushes in and as the burning

adrenaline rushes in and as the burning need to flee races threw me a cold sweat

need to flee races threw me a cold sweat

need to flee races threw me a cold sweat chills me my mind hovers at the edge of

chills me my mind hovers at the edge of

chills me my mind hovers at the edge of an abyss under the immense pressure

an abyss under the immense pressure

an abyss under the immense pressure my perception fractures shattering into

my perception fractures shattering into

my perception fractures shattering into a million little pieces my heart pounds

a million little pieces my heart pounds

a million little pieces my heart pounds wildly like a drama I cannot help but to

wildly like a drama I cannot help but to

wildly like a drama I cannot help but to hear the rhythm of its ancient

hear the rhythm of its ancient

hear the rhythm of its ancient my heart song echoes through my

my heart song echoes through my

my heart song echoes through my consciousness connecting me to life I am

consciousness connecting me to life I am

consciousness connecting me to life I am here alive breathing minor indicates I

here alive breathing minor indicates I

here alive breathing minor indicates I must feel it to heal it and as I pivot

must feel it to heal it and as I pivot

must feel it to heal it and as I pivot on the pole of contrast toward my heart

on the pole of contrast toward my heart

on the pole of contrast toward my heart song of divine design the fear slowly

song of divine design the fear slowly

song of divine design the fear slowly falls away and I hear the song of my

falls away and I hear the song of my

falls away and I hear the song of my heart it soothes me

heart it soothes me

heart it soothes me lovely holds me in its loving embrace I

lovely holds me in its loving embrace I

lovely holds me in its loving embrace I come home safe to me strengthen I exhale

come home safe to me strengthen I exhale

come home safe to me strengthen I exhale letting go and breathe in deeply slow

letting go and breathe in deeply slow

letting go and breathe in deeply slow and low I take in oxygen I breathe in

and low I take in oxygen I breathe in

and low I take in oxygen I breathe in key the stuff of life provided so freely

key the stuff of life provided so freely

key the stuff of life provided so freely and as I open my breath I hear more

and as I open my breath I hear more

and as I open my breath I hear more distinctly the direction of my navigator

distinctly the direction of my navigator

distinctly the direction of my navigator I am aware conscious of the story that I

I am aware conscious of the story that I

I am aware conscious of the story that I am telling myself

am telling myself

am telling myself and I use my excellence me too will my

and I use my excellence me too will my

and I use my excellence me too will my perception to no longer be at the whim

perception to no longer be at the whim

perception to no longer be at the whim of my habitual reactions to he’s too

of my habitual reactions to he’s too

of my habitual reactions to he’s too engaging thrive drive were revealed one

engaging thrive drive were revealed one

engaging thrive drive were revealed one science has proven that the heart

science has proven that the heart

science has proven that the heart generates the largest electromagnetic

generates the largest electromagnetic

generates the largest electromagnetic field in the body your heart is your

field in the body your heart is your

field in the body your heart is your guide it is to be deferred to allow

guide it is to be deferred to allow

guide it is to be deferred to allow yourself to feel it to heal it and two

yourself to feel it to heal it and two

yourself to feel it to heal it and two studies show that rapid shallow breath

studies show that rapid shallow breath

studies show that rapid shallow breath is tied to higher anxiety breath is your

is tied to higher anxiety breath is your

is tied to higher anxiety breath is your fastest path to find your flow breath is

fastest path to find your flow breath is

fastest path to find your flow breath is the express lane to inner peacefulness

the express lane to inner peacefulness

the express lane to inner peacefulness and resourcefulness exhale release let

and resourcefulness exhale release let

and resourcefulness exhale release let go now breathe in life deeply slow and

go now breathe in life deeply slow and

go now breathe in life deeply slow and low heal your heart find your flow

low heal your heart find your flow

low heal your heart find your flow ladies and gentlemen the captain is

ladies and gentlemen the captain is

ladies and gentlemen the captain is indicating we are entering a pocket of

indicating we are entering a pocket of

indicating we are entering a pocket of turbulence we are in a crisis of

turbulence we are in a crisis of

turbulence we are in a crisis of distracted dissipation we live in a sea

distracted dissipation we live in a sea

distracted dissipation we live in a sea of constant change and data overload

of constant change and data overload

of constant change and data overload time seems to go faster and faster and

time seems to go faster and faster and

time seems to go faster and faster and there’s always more to do when we live a

there’s always more to do when we live a

there’s always more to do when we live a harried hurried modern day existence the

harried hurried modern day existence the

harried hurried modern day existence the thrive Drive is forgotten

thrive Drive is forgotten

thrive Drive is forgotten it can lie dormant for a lifetime

the thrive Drive of you awaits your

the thrive Drive of you awaits your instruction after faith is demonstrated

instruction after faith is demonstrated

instruction after faith is demonstrated through the focus of your thoughts your

through the focus of your thoughts your

through the focus of your thoughts your words and your actions you picking a

words and your actions you picking a

words and your actions you picking a point to focus

point to focus

point to focus choose a desire you imaging it and your

choose a desire you imaging it and your

choose a desire you imaging it and your concentration span toward it are the

concentration span toward it are the

concentration span toward it are the tools of your causal power the power to

tools of your causal power the power to

tools of your causal power the power to cause the effect you desire

cause the effect you desire

cause the effect you desire let’s engage our thrive drives with a

let’s engage our thrive drives with a

let’s engage our thrive drives with a set of tools

set of tools

set of tools let’s Ark into it appreciative awareness

let’s Ark into it appreciative awareness

let’s Ark into it appreciative awareness pain in life is inevitable but suffering

pain in life is inevitable but suffering

pain in life is inevitable but suffering is a choice we make by the stories we

is a choice we make by the stories we

is a choice we make by the stories we tell around the facts of our lives get

tell around the facts of our lives get

tell around the facts of our lives get behind your automatic reactions

behind your automatic reactions

behind your automatic reactions regularly hourly even ask yourself do

regularly hourly even ask yourself do

regularly hourly even ask yourself do you like the story your perception is

you like the story your perception is

you like the story your perception is telling you realigning recognition if

telling you realigning recognition if

telling you realigning recognition if you do not like the story your

you do not like the story your

you do not like the story your perception is telling you your navigator

perception is telling you your navigator

perception is telling you your navigator is indicating resistance you have

is indicating resistance you have

is indicating resistance you have interrupted your flow it’s time to get

interrupted your flow it’s time to get

interrupted your flow it’s time to get out of our heads and into our bodies

out of our heads and into our bodies

out of our heads and into our bodies do you know that there is only one

do you know that there is only one

do you know that there is only one millimetre of difference between a

millimetre of difference between a

millimetre of difference between a stance of confidence and a shadow of

stance of confidence and a shadow of

stance of confidence and a shadow of doubt so stand up and lift your chin

doubt so stand up and lift your chin

doubt so stand up and lift your chin breathe deeply and pick up your grand

we are living in a time where we’re

we are living in a time where we’re dissipating our energy and we can start

dissipating our energy and we can start

dissipating our energy and we can start a modern-day Renaissance and increase

a modern-day Renaissance and increase

a modern-day Renaissance and increase our self image containers because our

our self image containers because our

our self image containers because our self image containers can only be filled

self image containers can only be filled

self image containers can only be filled by the amount that we can imagine them

by the amount that we can imagine them

by the amount that we can imagine them to be so follow your interest through

to be so follow your interest through

to be so follow your interest through art literature language and music be

art literature language and music be

art literature language and music be aware music has a special harmonizing

aware music has a special harmonizing

aware music has a special harmonizing power when in times of trouble try

power when in times of trouble try

power when in times of trouble try humming into it bet you got a song in

humming into it bet you got a song in

humming into it bet you got a song in you thanks for choosing thrive drive and

you thanks for choosing thrive drive and

you thanks for choosing thrive drive and please look to this day for it is life a

please look to this day for it is life a

please look to this day for it is life a very life of love now to saw what effect

very life of love now to saw what effect

very life of love now to saw what effect will you call us today

will you call us today

will you call us today [Applause]

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