let’s go to the land of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the main character a girl
Wizard of Oz the main character a girl
Wizard of Oz the main character a girl named Dorothy gets swept up by the
named Dorothy gets swept up by the
named Dorothy gets swept up by the cyclone
cyclone
cyclone and as she flies through the air she
and as she flies through the air she
and as she flies through the air she lands in the world of Oz she kills the
lands in the world of Oz she kills the
lands in the world of Oz she kills the Wicked Witch during her landing and she
Wicked Witch during her landing and she
Wicked Witch during her landing and she received his powerful red shoes as a
received his powerful red shoes as a
received his powerful red shoes as a reward even though she’s fascinated but
reward even though she’s fascinated but
reward even though she’s fascinated but it’s new and colorful worlds he arrived
it’s new and colorful worlds he arrived
it’s new and colorful worlds he arrived in she has only one goal and that is to
in she has only one goal and that is to
in she has only one goal and that is to return home
return home
return home spoiler alert at the end she is told
spoiler alert at the end she is told
spoiler alert at the end she is told that she can by simply closing her eyes
that she can by simply closing her eyes
that she can by simply closing her eyes and clicking her heels three times while
and clicking her heels three times while
and clicking her heels three times while repeating there is no place like home
repeating there is no place like home
repeating there is no place like home what we can learn from her adventures is
what we can learn from her adventures is
what we can learn from her adventures is that it takes four attributes to get you
that it takes four attributes to get you
that it takes four attributes to get you home
home
home brains heart courage and red shoes
brains heart courage and red shoes
brains heart courage and red shoes fortunately all of us here are blessed
fortunately all of us here are blessed
fortunately all of us here are blessed with brains heart and the guts for
with brains heart and the guts for
with brains heart and the guts for courage so the real question here is do
courage so the real question here is do
courage so the real question here is do you have red shoes and if not how do you
you have red shoes and if not how do you
you have red shoes and if not how do you get home this girl her name is Ikki he
get home this girl her name is Ikki he
get home this girl her name is Ikki he up until the age of three and health she
up until the age of three and health she
up until the age of three and health she lived with her Korean mother and
lived with her Korean mother and
lived with her Korean mother and siblings it was also around that age
siblings it was also around that age
siblings it was also around that age that she was brought to an orphanage
that she was brought to an orphanage
that she was brought to an orphanage where she waited for adoption
where she waited for adoption
where she waited for adoption now imagine one day you get to wear this
now imagine one day you get to wear this
now imagine one day you get to wear this fancy dress
fancy dress
fancy dress and these beautiful red shiny shoes and
and these beautiful red shiny shoes and
and these beautiful red shiny shoes and you step into this machine and if the
you step into this machine and if the
you step into this machine and if the machine flies you through the air and
machine flies you through the air and
machine flies you through the air and when you get out the people in that
when you get out the people in that
when you get out the people in that world speak gibberish and they have big
world speak gibberish and they have big
world speak gibberish and they have big blue eyes and big noses have funny hair
blue eyes and big noses have funny hair
blue eyes and big noses have funny hair and they drive cars and they live in
and they drive cars and they live in
and they drive cars and they live in brick houses and they’ve got this big
brick houses and they’ve got this big
brick houses and they’ve got this big dog living inside the house as a pad and
dog living inside the house as a pad and
dog living inside the house as a pad and they have a garden with a slide and a
they have a garden with a slide and a
they have a garden with a slide and a swing and the sandbox and a piano and a
swing and the sandbox and a piano and a
swing and the sandbox and a piano and a bird and a cage and cookies delicious
bird and a cage and cookies delicious
bird and a cage and cookies delicious cookies and an antique doll that you’re
cookies and an antique doll that you’re
cookies and an antique doll that you’re not allowed to touch so all these new
not allowed to touch so all these new
not allowed to touch so all these new experiences and impressions in one day
experiences and impressions in one day
experiences and impressions in one day were exciting and overwhelming so by the
were exciting and overwhelming so by the
were exciting and overwhelming so by the end of the day key he was exhausted and
end of the day key he was exhausted and
end of the day key he was exhausted and ready to go home but she didn’t she
ready to go home but she didn’t she
ready to go home but she didn’t she stayed that night and the next day in
stayed that night and the next day in
stayed that night and the next day in fact she stayed all following nights and
fact she stayed all following nights and
fact she stayed all following nights and days who of you has ever been in a
days who of you has ever been in a
days who of you has ever been in a situation like Dorothea and Kiki where
situation like Dorothea and Kiki where
situation like Dorothea and Kiki where you wished you could go home by simply
you wished you could go home by simply
you wished you could go home by simply three clicks of your heels right yes I
three clicks of your heels right yes I
three clicks of your heels right yes I know I’ve been in those situations and
know I’ve been in those situations and
know I’ve been in those situations and one that I would like to share with you
one that I would like to share with you
one that I would like to share with you was in September 2006 that’s when we
was in September 2006 that’s when we
was in September 2006 that’s when we moved from the Netherlands to Korea now
moved from the Netherlands to Korea now
moved from the Netherlands to Korea now the first two years were filled with all
the first two years were filled with all
the first two years were filled with all these new experiences and impressions
these new experiences and impressions
these new experiences and impressions that were both exciting and overwhelming
that were both exciting and overwhelming
that were both exciting and overwhelming so by the end of those two years I was
so by the end of those two years I was
so by the end of those two years I was ready to go home but I didn’t I stayed
ready to go home but I didn’t I stayed
ready to go home but I didn’t I stayed and not a year and another one and
and not a year and another one and
and not a year and another one and another one and I’m still here eleven
another one and I’m still here eleven
another one and I’m still here eleven years later and that is also exactly the
years later and that is also exactly the
years later and that is also exactly the time that it has taken me to discover
time that it has taken me to discover
time that it has taken me to discover the power
the power
the power of my red shoes and how they can bring
of my red shoes and how they can bring
of my red shoes and how they can bring you home the thing is that in order to
you home the thing is that in order to
you home the thing is that in order to return home you first have to be taken
return home you first have to be taken
return home you first have to be taken away from it for me I had to be in a
away from it for me I had to be in a
away from it for me I had to be in a place where I felt anything but home and
place where I felt anything but home and
place where I felt anything but home and that was in Korea if any of you like me
that was in Korea if any of you like me
that was in Korea if any of you like me experience being taken away from your
experience being taken away from your
experience being taken away from your home the reason why it’s because it’s
home the reason why it’s because it’s
home the reason why it’s because it’s the most effective way to discover it at
the most effective way to discover it at
the most effective way to discover it at home is not a place or a country or
home is not a place or a country or
home is not a place or a country or people out here home is a place within
people out here home is a place within
people out here home is a place within ourselves the place within where I
ourselves the place within where I
ourselves the place within where I learned to fully trust myself or I
learned to fully trust myself or I
learned to fully trust myself or I should say my selves because within all
should say my selves because within all
should say my selves because within all of us there is this whole community
of us there is this whole community
of us there is this whole community waiting to be discovered
waiting to be discovered
waiting to be discovered to be listened to to be seen to be known
to be listened to to be seen to be known
to be listened to to be seen to be known and to be accepted and loved just like
and to be accepted and loved just like
and to be accepted and loved just like Dorothy needed the brains the Scarecrow
Dorothy needed the brains the Scarecrow
Dorothy needed the brains the Scarecrow heart Tin Man and cur it’s the lion to
heart Tin Man and cur it’s the lion to
heart Tin Man and cur it’s the lion to bring her home her community so do we
bring her home her community so do we
bring her home her community so do we all need that community to bring us home
all need that community to bring us home
all need that community to bring us home and red shoes so the good news for all
and red shoes so the good news for all
and red shoes so the good news for all of us here especially the men you don’t
of us here especially the men you don’t
of us here especially the men you don’t have to go out to buy shiny red shoes
have to go out to buy shiny red shoes
have to go out to buy shiny red shoes in order to get connected to your inner
in order to get connected to your inner
in order to get connected to your inner community the red shoes as you I’m sure
community the red shoes as you I’m sure
community the red shoes as you I’m sure you figured out by now symbolizes our
you figured out by now symbolizes our
you figured out by now symbolizes our ability to connect and integrate how to
ability to connect and integrate how to
ability to connect and integrate how to practice that ability is through kind
practice that ability is through kind
practice that ability is through kind and compassionate conversations with
and compassionate conversations with
and compassionate conversations with yourself first that’s how you integrate
yourself first that’s how you integrate
yourself first that’s how you integrate your inner community courage heart and
your inner community courage heart and
your inner community courage heart and brains
brains
brains when you build a timeline of your life
when you build a timeline of your life
when you build a timeline of your life you can see and understand how every
you can see and understand how every
you can see and understand how every experience has made you become the
experience has made you become the
experience has made you become the person you are today and to love that
person you are today and to love that
person you are today and to love that person and to trust that person and to
person and to trust that person and to
person and to trust that person and to know that who you are is exactly who you
know that who you are is exactly who you
know that who you are is exactly who you are meant to be it’s in the wholeness of
are meant to be it’s in the wholeness of
are meant to be it’s in the wholeness of becoming that we come home there is this
becoming that we come home there is this
becoming that we come home there is this concern that we are raising a
concern that we are raising a
concern that we are raising a disconnected generation because of
disconnected generation because of
disconnected generation because of devices and social media I don’t think
devices and social media I don’t think
devices and social media I don’t think that the disconnect in people is because
that the disconnect in people is because
that the disconnect in people is because of those things I think it is thanks to
of those things I think it is thanks to
of those things I think it is thanks to devices and social media that the
devices and social media that the
devices and social media that the disconnect in us as individuals and
disconnect in us as individuals and
disconnect in us as individuals and community has become so visible we are
community has become so visible we are
community has become so visible we are not more disconnected we are however
not more disconnected we are however
not more disconnected we are however required to challenge and grow our
required to challenge and grow our
required to challenge and grow our ability to connect we live in an amazing
ability to connect we live in an amazing
ability to connect we live in an amazing time of abundance and opportunities and
time of abundance and opportunities and
time of abundance and opportunities and to make the next level of growth
to make the next level of growth
to make the next level of growth possible makes the need for
possible makes the need for
possible makes the need for collaboration integration and
collaboration integration and
collaboration integration and relationship more urgent in a world of
relationship more urgent in a world of
relationship more urgent in a world of disconnect let’s create environments
disconnect let’s create environments
disconnect let’s create environments that are safe and inviting for people to
that are safe and inviting for people to
that are safe and inviting for people to share their life experiences we all have
share their life experiences we all have
share their life experiences we all have holes of disconnect in our stories holes
holes of disconnect in our stories holes
holes of disconnect in our stories holes that we keep falling into unless we
that we keep falling into unless we
that we keep falling into unless we recognize and acknowledge those holes
recognize and acknowledge those holes
recognize and acknowledge those holes and fill them make time to connect
and fill them make time to connect
and fill them make time to connect yourself with your experiences so you
yourself with your experiences so you
yourself with your experiences so you can help others to connect with theirs
can help others to connect with theirs
can help others to connect with theirs that’s how we build
that’s how we build
that’s how we build beautiful relationships of trust and
beautiful relationships of trust and
beautiful relationships of trust and communities that are collaborative
communities that are collaborative
communities that are collaborative integrated and creative the we as in
integrated and creative the we as in
integrated and creative the we as in communities fill the holes in our story
communities fill the holes in our story
communities fill the holes in our story making us whole again whether you are a
making us whole again whether you are a
making us whole again whether you are a parent teacher leader when you are
parent teacher leader when you are
parent teacher leader when you are invested in unlocking people’s potential
invested in unlocking people’s potential
invested in unlocking people’s potential the key is in kind and compassionate
the key is in kind and compassionate
the key is in kind and compassionate conversations it’s in the willingness to
conversations it’s in the willingness to
conversations it’s in the willingness to deeply understand yourself and others
deeply understand yourself and others
deeply understand yourself and others that you will find your red shoes that
that you will find your red shoes that
that you will find your red shoes that connects you and brings you home when I
connects you and brings you home when I
connects you and brings you home when I was preparing these presentation slides
was preparing these presentation slides
was preparing these presentation slides my nine-year-old son saw this picture of
my nine-year-old son saw this picture of
my nine-year-old son saw this picture of Kiki laying on the floor with her red
Kiki laying on the floor with her red
Kiki laying on the floor with her red shoes so he asked me is this girl your
shoes so he asked me is this girl your
shoes so he asked me is this girl your friend and I said yes she is and then he
friend and I said yes she is and then he
friend and I said yes she is and then he wanted to know do you still have contact
wanted to know do you still have contact
wanted to know do you still have contact with her and I answered yes better than
with her and I answered yes better than
with her and I answered yes better than ever
Kiki or Kiki as most people know her by
Kiki or Kiki as most people know her by has got herself some new pair of red
has got herself some new pair of red
has got herself some new pair of red shoes and with these red shoes I can
shoes and with these red shoes I can
shoes and with these red shoes I can return home anytime
Vons of Agnew main open open of dictum
Vons of Agnew main open open of dictum it been all dieters let me translate the
it been all dieters let me translate the
it been all dieters let me translate the strippers for you because this time
strippers for you because this time
strippers for you because this time whether my eyes are open or closed I’m
whether my eyes are open or closed I’m
whether my eyes are open or closed I’m always home thank you
always home thank you
always home thank you [Applause]
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