so yesterday the presenters had a dress rehearsal I actually called it a stress
rehearsal I actually called it a stress
rehearsal I actually called it a stress rehearsal and after that marks table
rehearsal and after that marks table
rehearsal and after that marks table where are you here mark you’re right
where are you here mark you’re right
where are you here mark you’re right you’re right there oh you’re right there
you’re right there oh you’re right there
you’re right there oh you’re right there yeah Mark’s story well you know he’s an
yeah Mark’s story well you know he’s an
yeah Mark’s story well you know he’s an incredible coaching foot for speeches
incredible coaching foot for speeches
incredible coaching foot for speeches and the first bit of feedback he gave me
and the first bit of feedback he gave me
and the first bit of feedback he gave me was he says you know you’re a quirky guy
was he says you know you’re a quirky guy
was he says you know you’re a quirky guy I really didn’t know where to go with
I really didn’t know where to go with
I really didn’t know where to go with that but anyway the purpose of my
that but anyway the purpose of my
that but anyway the purpose of my presentation today is to enter your mind
now I love plants and nature and I’m so
now I love plants and nature and I’m so lucky to be able to work at these
lucky to be able to work at these
lucky to be able to work at these incredible gardens at roar Rhodes
incredible gardens at roar Rhodes
incredible gardens at roar Rhodes University hopefully hopefully some of
University hopefully hopefully some of
University hopefully hopefully some of you have gone there and appreciated them
you have gone there and appreciated them
you have gone there and appreciated them and over the years I’ve observed people
and over the years I’ve observed people
and over the years I’ve observed people people’s minds in nature and they go
people’s minds in nature and they go
people’s minds in nature and they go through this process of involuntary
through this process of involuntary
through this process of involuntary fascination when the mind is focused on
fascination when the mind is focused on
fascination when the mind is focused on the hummingbird going from flower to
the hummingbird going from flower to
the hummingbird going from flower to flower or the sound of the wind in the
flower or the sound of the wind in the
flower or the sound of the wind in the poplar trees or the ripples on the pond
poplar trees or the ripples on the pond
poplar trees or the ripples on the pond and it allows the mind to discover a
and it allows the mind to discover a
and it allows the mind to discover a larger sense of time and space and I
larger sense of time and space and I
larger sense of time and space and I call that mind emptiness this bowl
call that mind emptiness this bowl
call that mind emptiness this bowl represents your mind before the TEDx
represents your mind before the TEDx
represents your mind before the TEDx talks
this Apple represents juicy ideas that
this Apple represents juicy ideas that the presenters have been giving you all
the presenters have been giving you all
the presenters have been giving you all these thoughtful ideas during the
these thoughtful ideas during the
these thoughtful ideas during the presentation so Joel earlier was talking
presentation so Joel earlier was talking
presentation so Joel earlier was talking about thoughts and perspectives so we’ll
about thoughts and perspectives so we’ll
about thoughts and perspectives so we’ll throw some apples in some ideas into the
throw some apples in some ideas into the
throw some apples in some ideas into the mind from Joel Mark had this idea about
mind from Joel Mark had this idea about
mind from Joel Mark had this idea about using the cell phone in a positive way
using the cell phone in a positive way
using the cell phone in a positive way we’ll throw some ideas in the bowl
Cheryl had an multi narrative version on
Cheryl had an multi narrative version on cancer and looking at cancer in
cancer and looking at cancer in
cancer and looking at cancer in different ways I’ll put some more apples
different ways I’ll put some more apples
different ways I’ll put some more apples in there now I’m going to give you
in there now I’m going to give you
in there now I’m going to give you another idea of my own right now so we
another idea of my own right now so we
another idea of my own right now so we can add it to the bowl or the mind and
can add it to the bowl or the mind and
can add it to the bowl or the mind and that is Sir Isaac Newton and he became
that is Sir Isaac Newton and he became
that is Sir Isaac Newton and he became inspired when he saw an Apple fall from
inspired when he saw an Apple fall from
inspired when he saw an Apple fall from a tree and he developed the law of
a tree and he developed the law of
a tree and he developed the law of universal gravitation that in the mind
universal gravitation that in the mind
universal gravitation that in the mind is starting to get a little bit full
is starting to get a little bit full
is starting to get a little bit full here isn’t it can you see that all these
here isn’t it can you see that all these
here isn’t it can you see that all these ideas
Steve Jobs the head of Apple when he you
Steve Jobs the head of Apple when he you know was coming up against challenges
know was coming up against challenges
know was coming up against challenges while developing the iPhone would take
while developing the iPhone would take
while developing the iPhone would take his colleagues out into the tree filled
his colleagues out into the tree filled
his colleagues out into the tree filled neighborhoods and come up with fresh
neighborhoods and come up with fresh
neighborhoods and come up with fresh perspectives that idea just spilled out
perspectives that idea just spilled out
perspectives that idea just spilled out of that mind so to help our minds will
of that mind so to help our minds will
of that mind so to help our minds will help your minds right now which are
help your minds right now which are
help your minds right now which are pretty well filled with all the ideas
pretty well filled with all the ideas
pretty well filled with all the ideas through the afternoon I would like to
through the afternoon I would like to
through the afternoon I would like to help you empty your mind are you with me
help you empty your mind are you with me
help you empty your mind are you with me well it’s kind of wimpy are you with me
well it’s kind of wimpy are you with me
well it’s kind of wimpy are you with me hey get that energy up so here we have a
hey get that energy up so here we have a
hey get that energy up so here we have a plastic cup I want you to gently close
plastic cup I want you to gently close
plastic cup I want you to gently close your eyes and focus your mind on the
your eyes and focus your mind on the
your eyes and focus your mind on the emptiness within the cup now I know it’s
emptiness within the cup now I know it’s
emptiness within the cup now I know it’s Saturday and it’s hot and you’re
Saturday and it’s hot and you’re
Saturday and it’s hot and you’re probably thinking of filling it with a
probably thinking of filling it with a
probably thinking of filling it with a beer or something but I want you to
beer or something but I want you to
beer or something but I want you to think or have that question is it really
think or have that question is it really
think or have that question is it really truly empty no it’s not empty it’s
truly empty no it’s not empty it’s
truly empty no it’s not empty it’s filled with the precious atmosphere of
filled with the precious atmosphere of
filled with the precious atmosphere of the earth containing oxygen and carbon
the earth containing oxygen and carbon
the earth containing oxygen and carbon dioxide to name just a few gases
do this cup I’m going to put three
do this cup I’m going to put three tissues one two three
tissues one two three
tissues one two three because it’s my favorite number and then
because it’s my favorite number and then
because it’s my favorite number and then I’m going to add some water another life
I’m going to add some water another life
I’m going to add some water another life force I want you to close your eyes
force I want you to close your eyes
force I want you to close your eyes again and imagine the sound of Niagara
again and imagine the sound of Niagara
again and imagine the sound of Niagara Falls hear the trickle of a summer Creek
Falls hear the trickle of a summer Creek
Falls hear the trickle of a summer Creek god I wish had gone to this washroom
god I wish had gone to this washroom
god I wish had gone to this washroom before anyway we’re going to add the
before anyway we’re going to add the
before anyway we’re going to add the water to the you can open your eyes I’m
water to the you can open your eyes I’m
water to the you can open your eyes I’m gonna add the water to the cup
now we come to the star of the show so
now we come to the star of the show so this is some little brown seeds called
this is some little brown seeds called
this is some little brown seeds called medicago sativa you might know it as
medicago sativa you might know it as
medicago sativa you might know it as alfalfa can you say the Latin name with
alfalfa can you say the Latin name with
alfalfa can you say the Latin name with me but first close your eyes again
me but first close your eyes again
me but first close your eyes again breathe through your nose
breathe through your nose
breathe through your nose and as you exhale say medicago sativa
BRE then medicago sativa medicago sativa
BRE then medicago sativa medicago sativa well you guys are sounding like a bunch
well you guys are sounding like a bunch
well you guys are sounding like a bunch of Buddhists okay so we’ll add this is
of Buddhists okay so we’ll add this is
of Buddhists okay so we’ll add this is Vanna White when you need her there you
Vanna White when you need her there you
Vanna White when you need her there you go
go
go we added it sprinkled it around now I
we added it sprinkled it around now I
we added it sprinkled it around now I just happen to have some alfalfa sprouts
just happen to have some alfalfa sprouts
just happen to have some alfalfa sprouts that I started about a week ago it’s
that I started about a week ago it’s
that I started about a week ago it’s amazing to me that about eight seconds
amazing to me that about eight seconds
amazing to me that about eight seconds ago a photon of light left the surface
ago a photon of light left the surface
ago a photon of light left the surface of the Sun and is now landed on these
of the Sun and is now landed on these
of the Sun and is now landed on these green leaves of the seedlings you know
green leaves of the seedlings you know
green leaves of the seedlings you know where there’s photosynthesis but
where there’s photosynthesis but
where there’s photosynthesis but scientists still struggle with really
scientists still struggle with really
scientists still struggle with really understanding what photosynthesis is and
understanding what photosynthesis is and
understanding what photosynthesis is and that’s hard to say by the way what the
that’s hard to say by the way what the
that’s hard to say by the way what the synthesis is and I like to say it very
synthesis is and I like to say it very
synthesis is and I like to say it very simply to my students plants eat light
simply to my students plants eat light
simply to my students plants eat light and poop oxygen
yeah in that magical plants eat light
yeah in that magical plants eat light and poop oxygen so that means where
and poop oxygen so that means where
and poop oxygen so that means where we’re actually breathing in plant poop
we’re actually breathing in plant poop
we’re actually breathing in plant poop into our lungs and then it gets into our
into our lungs and then it gets into our
into our lungs and then it gets into our bloodstream and up into our brain and it
bloodstream and up into our brain and it
bloodstream and up into our brain and it fuels our thoughts so that we can go
fuels our thoughts so that we can go
fuels our thoughts so that we can go beyond the earth and into the stars
beyond the earth and into the stars
beyond the earth and into the stars where it the light came from so I’m
where it the light came from so I’m
where it the light came from so I’m hoping through this process that you
hoping through this process that you
hoping through this process that you have been able to end empty your mind so
have been able to end empty your mind so
have been able to end empty your mind so that you will be able to synthesize the
that you will be able to synthesize the
that you will be able to synthesize the new ideas from the next remarkable
new ideas from the next remarkable
new ideas from the next remarkable presentation enjoy
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