starting out with my very first life lesson that I was able to recall in
lesson that I was able to recall in
lesson that I was able to recall in fourth grade it seems that I became the
fourth grade it seems that I became the
fourth grade it seems that I became the target of the Mean Girls the bullies
target of the Mean Girls the bullies
target of the Mean Girls the bullies later after I was targeted by the
later after I was targeted by the
later after I was targeted by the bullies in fourth grade in fifth grade I
bullies in fourth grade in fifth grade I
bullies in fourth grade in fifth grade I showed compassion for that same bully
showed compassion for that same bully
showed compassion for that same bully and today that bully is my friend to
and today that bully is my friend to
and today that bully is my friend to this day and I found that through that
this day and I found that through that
this day and I found that through that experience it’s much better to give
experience it’s much better to give
experience it’s much better to give compassion than it is to perhaps fight
compassion than it is to perhaps fight
compassion than it is to perhaps fight your adversaries my loss of a close
your adversaries my loss of a close
your adversaries my loss of a close friend from a suicide a friend that I
friend from a suicide a friend that I
friend from a suicide a friend that I felt was my one true friend that friend
felt was my one true friend that friend
felt was my one true friend that friend that loved me unconditionally accepted
that loved me unconditionally accepted
that loved me unconditionally accepted me the friend that I paraded every
me the friend that I paraded every
me the friend that I paraded every skeleton from my closet in front of
skeleton from my closet in front of
skeleton from my closet in front of taught me that although it’s an amazing
taught me that although it’s an amazing
taught me that although it’s an amazing gift to have a friend who loves you
gift to have a friend who loves you
gift to have a friend who loves you unconditionally it’s an even more
unconditionally it’s an even more
unconditionally it’s an even more amazing gift to love yourself
amazing gift to love yourself
amazing gift to love yourself unconditionally the same way that your
unconditionally the same way that your
unconditionally the same way that your true friend can love you being passed
true friend can love you being passed
true friend can love you being passed over for a promotion that I thought I
over for a promotion that I thought I
over for a promotion that I thought I was guaranteed taught me that sometimes
was guaranteed taught me that sometimes
was guaranteed taught me that sometimes life turns out even better than you can
life turns out even better than you can
life turns out even better than you can put then you can plan it it seems that I
put then you can plan it it seems that I
put then you can plan it it seems that I thought that I was promised a promotion
thought that I was promised a promotion
thought that I was promised a promotion my boss and his boss called me up and
my boss and his boss called me up and
my boss and his boss called me up and told me that I pretty much was it was a
told me that I pretty much was it was a
told me that I pretty much was it was a sure deal after working my own position
sure deal after working my own position
sure deal after working my own position and also that of my boss for nine months
and also that of my boss for nine months
and also that of my boss for nine months and leading my region to get recognition
and leading my region to get recognition
and leading my region to get recognition that the region never received in its
that the region never received in its
that the region never received in its existence
existence
existence I was granted a new boss
I was granted a new boss
I was granted a new boss well that boss gave me a $60,000 raise
well that boss gave me a $60,000 raise
well that boss gave me a $60,000 raise one year and she’s still one of my
one year and she’s still one of my
one year and she’s still one of my closest friends you see life doesn’t
closest friends you see life doesn’t
closest friends you see life doesn’t always turn out the way that we expected
always turn out the way that we expected
always turn out the way that we expected and because of that many people wondered
and because of that many people wondered
and because of that many people wondered how I always seem to remain at peace
how I always seem to remain at peace
how I always seem to remain at peace regardless of what life kind of threw my
regardless of what life kind of threw my
regardless of what life kind of threw my way because of that I was motivated to
way because of that I was motivated to
way because of that I was motivated to write my best-selling book finding peace
write my best-selling book finding peace
write my best-selling book finding peace in an out-of-control world my book was
in an out-of-control world my book was
in an out-of-control world my book was launched in January of 2015 in May of
launched in January of 2015 in May of
launched in January of 2015 in May of 2015 my husband was diagnosed with lung
2015 my husband was diagnosed with lung
2015 my husband was diagnosed with lung cancer for a moment it rocked me to my
cancer for a moment it rocked me to my
cancer for a moment it rocked me to my knees but the preparation that I had
knees but the preparation that I had
knees but the preparation that I had over a lifetime gave me the ability to
over a lifetime gave me the ability to
over a lifetime gave me the ability to face that situation at peace I insisted
face that situation at peace I insisted
face that situation at peace I insisted on laughing when it seemed like there
on laughing when it seemed like there
on laughing when it seemed like there was absolutely nothing to laugh at after
was absolutely nothing to laugh at after
was absolutely nothing to laugh at after six weeks of countless doctor visits and
six weeks of countless doctor visits and
six weeks of countless doctor visits and tests my husband went through surgery
tests my husband went through surgery
tests my husband went through surgery and now here today one year and 10
and now here today one year and 10
and now here today one year and 10 months later he sits in front of me as
months later he sits in front of me as
months later he sits in front of me as my biggest supporter cancer-free
he was my wind card I actually had
he was my wind card I actually had slides prepared for today and just
slides prepared for today and just
slides prepared for today and just sticking with my theme of peace being an
sticking with my theme of peace being an
sticking with my theme of peace being an inside job I hope I’m doing a pretty
inside job I hope I’m doing a pretty
inside job I hope I’m doing a pretty good job so far so now I’d like to grant
good job so far so now I’d like to grant
good job so far so now I’d like to grant to you and tell you some of the things
to you and tell you some of the things
to you and tell you some of the things that I learned over my lifetime and help
that I learned over my lifetime and help
that I learned over my lifetime and help you to apply those those same principles
you to apply those those same principles
you to apply those those same principles to your life you see I know that there’s
to your life you see I know that there’s
to your life you see I know that there’s political unrest and there’s personal
political unrest and there’s personal
political unrest and there’s personal unrest but when we refuse to get pulled
unrest but when we refuse to get pulled
unrest but when we refuse to get pulled into that political or personal unrest
into that political or personal unrest
into that political or personal unrest we’re able to be in a state of peace
we’re able to be in a state of peace
we’re able to be in a state of peace regardless of what we’re facing in life
regardless of what we’re facing in life
regardless of what we’re facing in life regardless of whether or not we know the
regardless of whether or not we know the
regardless of whether or not we know the outcome and when we are able to look at
outcome and when we are able to look at
outcome and when we are able to look at life and those things that hit us to our
life and those things that hit us to our
life and those things that hit us to our core as a catalyst for change change in
core as a catalyst for change change in
core as a catalyst for change change in our own lives and also in the outer
our own lives and also in the outer
our own lives and also in the outer world we’re able to impact ourselves our
world we’re able to impact ourselves our
world we’re able to impact ourselves our own world and also the world around us
own world and also the world around us
own world and also the world around us in a profound manner we can make the
in a profound manner we can make the
in a profound manner we can make the world a better place each and every one
world a better place each and every one
world a better place each and every one of us just by our own actions every day
of us just by our own actions every day
of us just by our own actions every day and by we by being willing to think just
and by we by being willing to think just
and by we by being willing to think just a little bit differently so if you are
a little bit differently so if you are
a little bit differently so if you are upset with what’s going on in the world
upset with what’s going on in the world
upset with what’s going on in the world around you stop and ask yourself what
around you stop and ask yourself what
around you stop and ask yourself what you’re being guided to do rather than
you’re being guided to do rather than
you’re being guided to do rather than complain rather than posting memes on
complain rather than posting memes on
complain rather than posting memes on Facebook maybe maybe ask what can I do
Facebook maybe maybe ask what can I do
Facebook maybe maybe ask what can I do what can my impact on my smooth on my
what can my impact on my smooth on my
what can my impact on my smooth on my community rather large or small be when
community rather large or small be when
community rather large or small be when I worked in corporate America the
I worked in corporate America the
I worked in corporate America the livelihood of everyone who reported to
livelihood of everyone who reported to
livelihood of everyone who reported to me was in my own hands and because of
me was in my own hands and because of
me was in my own hands and because of that I sat down with every single person
that I sat down with every single person
that I sat down with every single person that reported to me
that reported to me
that reported to me and I dug until I could find something
and I dug until I could find something
and I dug until I could find something that I liked about them for some people
that I liked about them for some people
that I liked about them for some people it was a little bit more difficult than
it was a little bit more difficult than
it was a little bit more difficult than others but I can say I truly liked and
others but I can say I truly liked and
others but I can say I truly liked and connected with every single person
connected with every single person
connected with every single person that’s ever reported to me over my
that’s ever reported to me over my
that’s ever reported to me over my lifetime and to some people maybe that
lifetime and to some people maybe that
lifetime and to some people maybe that didn’t matter but to each person who
didn’t matter but to each person who
didn’t matter but to each person who reported to me that got a fair and
reported to me that got a fair and
reported to me that got a fair and unbiased appraisal at the end of each
Maran unbiased appraisal it mattered the
Maran unbiased appraisal it mattered the world to them it was their livelihood so
world to them it was their livelihood so
world to them it was their livelihood so I say to you who is your circle of
I say to you who is your circle of
I say to you who is your circle of influence each day I go with the
influence each day I go with the
influence each day I go with the intention of doing what others can so
intention of doing what others can so
intention of doing what others can so easily overlooked and each person that I
easily overlooked and each person that I
easily overlooked and each person that I meet in each place that I go I have the
meet in each place that I go I have the
meet in each place that I go I have the intention of leaving it better than than
intention of leaving it better than than
intention of leaving it better than than how I initially found it and when we
how I initially found it and when we
how I initially found it and when we each go with that intention in our own
each go with that intention in our own
each go with that intention in our own small way we can influence our world and
small way we can influence our world and
small way we can influence our world and that and in turn influence the entire
that and in turn influence the entire
that and in turn influence the entire world
world
world you see connections and finding
you see connections and finding
you see connections and finding similarities finding how we connect as
similarities finding how we connect as
similarities finding how we connect as individuals what we can like about
individuals what we can like about
individuals what we can like about another is so much more powerful than
another is so much more powerful than
another is so much more powerful than focusing on our differences anyone can
focusing on our differences anyone can
focusing on our differences anyone can find something that’s different in
find something that’s different in
find something that’s different in someone else but when we love with our
someone else but when we love with our
someone else but when we love with our whole heart when we insist upon being at
whole heart when we insist upon being at
whole heart when we insist upon being at peace whether it be for resetting
peace whether it be for resetting
peace whether it be for resetting ourselves through something simple like
ourselves through something simple like
ourselves through something simple like meditation going outside rather be just
meditation going outside rather be just
meditation going outside rather be just being present we are always able to find
being present we are always able to find
being present we are always able to find something that we can like and enjoy
something that we can like and enjoy
something that we can like and enjoy about anyone or any place sometimes we
about anyone or any place sometimes we
about anyone or any place sometimes we just have to dig a little bit deeper
being t-boned in an accident took away
being t-boned in an accident took away my ability to do what I thought was my
my ability to do what I thought was my
my ability to do what I thought was my peaceful activity I used to run until I
peaceful activity I used to run until I
peaceful activity I used to run until I thought my worries dropped on the road I
thought my worries dropped on the road I
thought my worries dropped on the road I had this one back road that I thought
had this one back road that I thought
had this one back road that I thought was my runners path granted it was the
was my runners path granted it was the
was my runners path granted it was the county road but I thought that it was
county road but I thought that it was
county road but I thought that it was mine and there was nothing that a long
mine and there was nothing that a long
mine and there was nothing that a long run couldn’t take away nothing that it
run couldn’t take away nothing that it
run couldn’t take away nothing that it couldn’t fix herself
couldn’t fix herself
couldn’t fix herself I found that finding other ways to reset
I found that finding other ways to reset
I found that finding other ways to reset myself and to find peace it’s not about
myself and to find peace it’s not about
myself and to find peace it’s not about an activity it’s not about a place it’s
an activity it’s not about a place it’s
an activity it’s not about a place it’s something internal and when we’re able
something internal and when we’re able
something internal and when we’re able and when we get into the habit of being
and when we get into the habit of being
and when we get into the habit of being in that state we’re not only a more
in that state we’re not only a more
in that state we’re not only a more peaceful present around with people
peaceful present around with people
peaceful present around with people around us but we make an impact on the
around us but we make an impact on the
around us but we make an impact on the world in a profound way you see peace is
world in a profound way you see peace is
world in a profound way you see peace is not a place it’s not an activity it’s a
not a place it’s not an activity it’s a
not a place it’s not an activity it’s a state of mind and when we insist on
state of mind and when we insist on
state of mind and when we insist on being at peace regardless of what life
being at peace regardless of what life
being at peace regardless of what life throws our way the answers will come to
throws our way the answers will come to
throws our way the answers will come to us the answers to whatever obstacles
us the answers to whatever obstacles
us the answers to whatever obstacles were facing and we’re always guided to
were facing and we’re always guided to
were facing and we’re always guided to the best solutions in the best
the best solutions in the best
the best solutions in the best circumstances for us in that in that
circumstances for us in that in that
circumstances for us in that in that time and we’re able to work our cause
time and we’re able to work our cause
time and we’re able to work our cause whatever we identify it’s big so my
whatever we identify it’s big so my
whatever we identify it’s big so my intention for today was to help you to
intention for today was to help you to
intention for today was to help you to have tools to be a better piece and
have tools to be a better piece and
have tools to be a better piece and hopefully to make the world a better
hopefully to make the world a better
hopefully to make the world a better place
so I wish you peace love and joy beyond
so I wish you peace love and joy beyond your imagination thank you so much
your imagination thank you so much
your imagination thank you so much [Applause]
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