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The Benefits of Learning to Listen to Your Life | Wendy Yost | TEDxCSUN


Wendy Lynn yo

Wendy Lynn yo your butt needs to be in an institution

your butt needs to be in an institution

your butt needs to be in an institution of higher learning by Christmas still

of higher learning by Christmas still

of higher learning by Christmas still makes me nervous that’s what my dad said

makes me nervous that’s what my dad said

makes me nervous that’s what my dad said to me my freshman year of college after

to me my freshman year of college after

to me my freshman year of college after I shared with him that I had dropped all

I shared with him that I had dropped all

I shared with him that I had dropped all of my classes and had instead been going

of my classes and had instead been going

of my classes and had instead been going to the mall every day for the last month

if anyone would have told that version

if anyone would have told that version of me that I would eventually attend

of me that I would eventually attend

of me that I would eventually attend college and go on to earn a bachelor’s

college and go on to earn a bachelor’s

college and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree I would have thought they were

degree I would have thought they were

degree I would have thought they were nuts and if anyone would have told that

nuts and if anyone would have told that

nuts and if anyone would have told that version of me that I would go on to earn

version of me that I would go on to earn

version of me that I would go on to earn a master’s degree at my mentors

a master’s degree at my mentors

a master’s degree at my mentors prompting not necessarily something I

prompting not necessarily something I

prompting not necessarily something I wanted to do but also go on to teach at

wanted to do but also go on to teach at

wanted to do but also go on to teach at a university I simply wouldn’t have

a university I simply wouldn’t have

a university I simply wouldn’t have believed them

believed them

believed them and yet for nearly all of my

and yet for nearly all of my

and yet for nearly all of my professional career I have been involved

professional career I have been involved

professional career I have been involved in higher education my butt has

in higher education my butt has

in higher education my butt has literally been in an institution of

literally been in an institution of

literally been in an institution of higher learning since that Christmas

higher learning since that Christmas

higher learning since that Christmas more than two decades ago my dad was on

more than two decades ago my dad was on

more than two decades ago my dad was on to something

to something

to something he’s six foot seven so when he talks in

he’s six foot seven so when he talks in

he’s six foot seven so when he talks in a stern voice it’s worth paying

a stern voice it’s worth paying

a stern voice it’s worth paying attention to much of that time of higher

attention to much of that time of higher

attention to much of that time of higher education has involved teaching a

education has involved teaching a

education has involved teaching a leadership class RTM 302 here okay so I

leadership class RTM 302 here okay so I

leadership class RTM 302 here okay so I tallied it up and I have taught RTM 302

tallied it up and I have taught RTM 302

tallied it up and I have taught RTM 302 leadership for a total of drum roll

twenty-five semesters twenty-five

twenty-five semesters twenty-five semesters

unbelievable unbelievable um within

unbelievable unbelievable um within those 25 semesters

those 25 semesters

those 25 semesters there are certain patterns that have

there are certain patterns that have

there are certain patterns that have emerged that I think are really worth

emerged that I think are really worth

emerged that I think are really worth taking note of and one of them is that

taking note of and one of them is that

taking note of and one of them is that in order to lead others we need to learn

in order to lead others we need to learn

in order to lead others we need to learn to lead ourselves and the other is that

to lead ourselves and the other is that

to lead ourselves and the other is that in order to lead ourselves we need to

in order to lead ourselves we need to

in order to lead ourselves we need to learn how to listen for what our lives

learn how to listen for what our lives

learn how to listen for what our lives are trying to teach us and take action

are trying to teach us and take action

are trying to teach us and take action from that listening so what I’m going to

from that listening so what I’m going to

from that listening so what I’m going to do is take a 15-week leadership course

do is take a 15-week leadership course

do is take a 15-week leadership course and condensed it into 15 minutes let’s

and condensed it into 15 minutes let’s

and condensed it into 15 minutes let’s go back to my freshman year

go back to my freshman year

go back to my freshman year the day after I disclosed cheerfully to

the day after I disclosed cheerfully to

the day after I disclosed cheerfully to my parents that I had dropped out and

my parents that I had dropped out and

my parents that I had dropped out and gone to the mall every day instead like

gone to the mall every day instead like

gone to the mall every day instead like I was actually leaving their house every

I was actually leaving their house every

I was actually leaving their house every day pretending to go to class the lies

day pretending to go to class the lies

day pretending to go to class the lies got very big and very convoluted so my

got very big and very convoluted so my

got very big and very convoluted so my mom and I headed to the Career Center at

mom and I headed to the Career Center at

mom and I headed to the Career Center at my high school and we looked up who

my high school and we looked up who

my high school and we looked up who would accept a mid-year transfer so that

would accept a mid-year transfer so that

would accept a mid-year transfer so that I could get there like Christmas and we

I could get there like Christmas and we

I could get there like Christmas and we found a school that had what I needed

it had residence halls lots of campus

it had residence halls lots of campus activities including your book which is

activities including your book which is

activities including your book which is what I was on in high school so that

what I was on in high school so that

what I was on in high school so that that was really helpful and it had a

that was really helpful and it had a

that was really helpful and it had a much smaller teacher to student ratio

much smaller teacher to student ratio

much smaller teacher to student ratio than the first college I attended I am

than the first college I attended I am

than the first college I attended I am so glad that I didn’t give up on college

so glad that I didn’t give up on college

so glad that I didn’t give up on college even though my dad was the one who

even though my dad was the one who

even though my dad was the one who instigated this process I really had to

instigated this process I really had to

instigated this process I really had to decide for myself that college was

decide for myself that college was

decide for myself that college was something I could do and it might just

something I could do and it might just

something I could do and it might just look different than I originally

look different than I originally

look different than I originally expected so I’m curious how many of you

expected so I’m curious how many of you

expected so I’m curious how many of you started something and then once you

started something and then once you

started something and then once you started it you

started it you

started it you realized it was going to take more than

realized it was going to take more than

realized it was going to take more than you thought every hand in the audience

you thought every hand in the audience

you thought every hand in the audience practically thank you I’m glad I’m not

practically thank you I’m glad I’m not

practically thank you I’m glad I’m not alone in this sometimes we only know

alone in this sometimes we only know

alone in this sometimes we only know until we do 10% of something what what

until we do 10% of something what what

until we do 10% of something what what it’s going to take so that’s one of the

it’s going to take so that’s one of the

it’s going to take so that’s one of the principles I teach I knew in that moment

principles I teach I knew in that moment

principles I teach I knew in that moment with my parents that something was

with my parents that something was

with my parents that something was brewing beyond the decisions at hand and

brewing beyond the decisions at hand and

brewing beyond the decisions at hand and I’ve come to call those times in our

I’ve come to call those times in our

I’ve come to call those times in our life the places we find ourselves now

life the places we find ourselves now

life the places we find ourselves now the places we find ourselves are those

the places we find ourselves are those

the places we find ourselves are those intersections in life where we know like

intersections in life where we know like

intersections in life where we know like something’s happening here there’s

something’s happening here there’s

something’s happening here there’s something there’s something happening

something there’s something happening

something there’s something happening and I think it actually is bigger than

and I think it actually is bigger than

and I think it actually is bigger than the choice at hand and they allow us

the choice at hand and they allow us

the choice at hand and they allow us often to transcend circumstance I just

often to transcend circumstance I just

often to transcend circumstance I just wish that these intersections came with

wish that these intersections came with

wish that these intersections came with turn signals or directions or some kind

turn signals or directions or some kind

turn signals or directions or some kind of advance warning because often we find

of advance warning because often we find

of advance warning because often we find ourselves in them and then are trying

ourselves in them and then are trying

ourselves in them and then are trying you know floundering about a bit to

you know floundering about a bit to

you know floundering about a bit to figure out what to do because when we

figure out what to do because when we

figure out what to do because when we learn to listen to what our lives are

learn to listen to what our lives are

learn to listen to what our lives are teaching us that direction comes and it

teaching us that direction comes and it

teaching us that direction comes and it comes in a quiet way it comes in a way

comes in a quiet way it comes in a way

comes in a quiet way it comes in a way that doesn’t have a lot of words like

that doesn’t have a lot of words like

that doesn’t have a lot of words like should in it and it comes in a way that

should in it and it comes in a way that

should in it and it comes in a way that we can digest and take one natural next

we can digest and take one natural next

we can digest and take one natural next step from like the time I was on

step from like the time I was on

step from like the time I was on vacation with my parents

vacation with my parents

vacation with my parents and my mom and I were reading outside

and my mom and I were reading outside

and my mom and I were reading outside and while I started in the shade the Sun

and while I started in the shade the Sun

and while I started in the shade the Sun eventually found me it was midday Sun

eventually found me it was midday Sun

eventually found me it was midday Sun and I was not about to slather on SPF

and I was not about to slather on SPF

and I was not about to slather on SPF 1000 and so I got it from my lounge

1000 and so I got it from my lounge

1000 and so I got it from my lounge chair and went towards the umbrella that

chair and went towards the umbrella that

chair and went towards the umbrella that was adjacent to me it abandoned me and

was adjacent to me it abandoned me and

was adjacent to me it abandoned me and and I I tried to like move it towards me

and I I tried to like move it towards me

and I I tried to like move it towards me so the umbrella was angered

so the umbrella was angered

so the umbrella was angered in a like a patio table with a heavy

in a like a patio table with a heavy

in a like a patio table with a heavy stone basin so there I am I’m like

stone basin so there I am I’m like

stone basin so there I am I’m like trying to shimmy this big contraption

trying to shimmy this big contraption

trying to shimmy this big contraption towards me

towards me

towards me my mom calmly reading her book looks up

my mom calmly reading her book looks up

my mom calmly reading her book looks up smiles at me and says babe why don’t you

smiles at me and says babe why don’t you

smiles at me and says babe why don’t you move the chair instead but here’s the

move the chair instead but here’s the

move the chair instead but here’s the thing and here’s why I knew it was a

thing and here’s why I knew it was a

thing and here’s why I knew it was a place that I had found myself is that

place that I had found myself is that

place that I had found myself is that instead of diving back into my book and

instead of diving back into my book and

instead of diving back into my book and anyone who knows me knows I love my

anyone who knows me knows I love my

anyone who knows me knows I love my books started diving into my book I set

books started diving into my book I set

books started diving into my book I set up there wondering Wendy where else are

up there wondering Wendy where else are

up there wondering Wendy where else are you trying to move the difficult item

you trying to move the difficult item

you trying to move the difficult item first and where else might it be helpful

first and where else might it be helpful

first and where else might it be helpful to look at things for multiple

to look at things for multiple

to look at things for multiple perspectives before taking action and

perspectives before taking action and

perspectives before taking action and and it was just so clear in that moment

and it was just so clear in that moment

and it was just so clear in that moment that something was happening beyond the

that something was happening beyond the

that something was happening beyond the book the shade the umbrella my mom I

book the shade the umbrella my mom I

book the shade the umbrella my mom I could take the advice because she

could take the advice because she

could take the advice because she offered it very generously she wasn’t

offered it very generously she wasn’t

offered it very generously she wasn’t like hey dumbass move the chair she was

like hey dumbass move the chair she was

like hey dumbass move the chair she was very generous in her approach like hey

very generous in her approach like hey

very generous in her approach like hey babe how about you moved the chair so

babe how about you moved the chair so

babe how about you moved the chair so what does it look like to listen to your

what does it look like to listen to your

what does it look like to listen to your life it’s actually something that you

life it’s actually something that you

life it’s actually something that you naturally do for the people that you

naturally do for the people that you

naturally do for the people that you care about so I’m going to ask you if

care about so I’m going to ask you if

care about so I’m going to ask you if you could please call to mind somebody

you could please call to mind somebody

you could please call to mind somebody that you care about I can see by your

that you care about I can see by your

that you care about I can see by your smiles that you do awesome so how you

smiles that you do awesome so how you

smiles that you do awesome so how you would listen to yourself and your life

would listen to yourself and your life

would listen to yourself and your life is the same way you would naturally

is the same way you would naturally

is the same way you would naturally listen to someone you care about things

listen to someone you care about things

listen to someone you care about things like paying attention extending

like paying attention extending

like paying attention extending compassion offering multiple

compassion offering multiple

compassion offering multiple perspectives those are things you

perspectives those are things you

perspectives those are things you naturally do for people that you care

naturally do for people that you care

naturally do for people that you care about and the thing I find so

about and the thing I find so

about and the thing I find so interesting especially after teaching

interesting especially after teaching

interesting especially after teaching this leadership class for 25 semesters

this leadership class for 25 semesters

this leadership class for 25 semesters is how rarely we extend

is how rarely we extend

is how rarely we extend those same courtesies to ourselves so

those same courtesies to ourselves so

those same courtesies to ourselves so the good news is that this is a learned

the good news is that this is a learned

the good news is that this is a learned skill learning to listen to yourself is

skill learning to listen to yourself is

skill learning to listen to yourself is a learned skill and it’s something that

a learned skill and it’s something that

a learned skill and it’s something that you can get better at with practice and

you can get better at with practice and

you can get better at with practice and I think is actually worth getting great

I think is actually worth getting great

I think is actually worth getting great at we’re already talking to ourselves

at we’re already talking to ourselves

at we’re already talking to ourselves all the time so we might as well add

all the time so we might as well add

all the time so we might as well add listening and elevate the conversation

listening and elevate the conversation

listening and elevate the conversation so in addition to those things about

so in addition to those things about

so in addition to those things about paying attention extending compassion

paying attention extending compassion

paying attention extending compassion and offering multiple perspectives I

and offering multiple perspectives I

and offering multiple perspectives I think it’s important to also look at how

think it’s important to also look at how

think it’s important to also look at how we need to carve out the time to do this

we need to carve out the time to do this

we need to carve out the time to do this so a couple of things that I do to

so a couple of things that I do to

so a couple of things that I do to create space in my life to listen the

create space in my life to listen the

create space in my life to listen the first thing is when I wake up in the

first thing is when I wake up in the

first thing is when I wake up in the morning I actually have a journal and a

morning I actually have a journal and a

morning I actually have a journal and a listening journal I write the date and I

listening journal I write the date and I

listening journal I write the date and I see what comes and sometimes it’s a few

see what comes and sometimes it’s a few

see what comes and sometimes it’s a few bullets and sometimes it’s like a five

bullets and sometimes it’s like a five

bullets and sometimes it’s like a five paragraph essay and I don’t even know

paragraph essay and I don’t even know

paragraph essay and I don’t even know like where it’s coming from sometimes it

like where it’s coming from sometimes it

like where it’s coming from sometimes it doesn’t even feel like my voice but I’m

doesn’t even feel like my voice but I’m

doesn’t even feel like my voice but I’m getting guidance and it’s helpful and it

getting guidance and it’s helpful and it

getting guidance and it’s helpful and it always makes sense for whatever I’m

always makes sense for whatever I’m

always makes sense for whatever I’m facing in my life that little journal

facing in my life that little journal

facing in my life that little journal that little activity five minutes a day

that little activity five minutes a day

that little activity five minutes a day in the morning sets me up for the rest

in the morning sets me up for the rest

in the morning sets me up for the rest of my day another way to carve out some

of my day another way to carve out some

of my day another way to carve out some time in your life for listening spend

time in your life for listening spend

time in your life for listening spend time with people who engage in

time with people who engage in

time with people who engage in reflective activities and engages you in

reflective activities and engages you in

reflective activities and engages you in ways that get you thinking from multiple

ways that get you thinking from multiple

ways that get you thinking from multiple perspectives and my last my last tip as

perspectives and my last my last tip as

perspectives and my last my last tip as far as carving out the time is to spend

far as carving out the time is to spend

far as carving out the time is to spend time in places physical spaces that lend

time in places physical spaces that lend

time in places physical spaces that lend themselves to your listening so for me

themselves to your listening so for me

themselves to your listening so for me that almost always involves time in

that almost always involves time in

that almost always involves time in nature another favorite is like museum

nature another favorite is like museum

nature another favorite is like museum spaces garden spaces to all the public

spaces garden spaces to all the public

spaces garden spaces to all the public spaces that anybody who would fly into

spaces that anybody who would fly into

spaces that anybody who would fly into wherever you live would be really

wherever you live would be really

wherever you live would be really excited to visit um and my favorite is

excited to visit um and my favorite is

excited to visit um and my favorite is actually dining alone in public

actually dining alone in public

actually dining alone in public so how many of you like to dine alone in

so how many of you like to dine alone in

so how many of you like to dine alone in public my people but not really because

public my people but not really because

public my people but not really because I don’t want to dine with you okay so I

I don’t want to dine with you okay so I

I don’t want to dine with you okay so I actually prefer to dine alone and if you

actually prefer to dine alone and if you

actually prefer to dine alone and if you again if this is something that feels

again if this is something that feels

again if this is something that feels like oh my god

like oh my god

like oh my god I could never do that go to the next

I could never do that go to the next

I could never do that go to the next town over and pretend you’re a tourist

town over and pretend you’re a tourist

town over and pretend you’re a tourist and it was fantastic so the challenge

and it was fantastic so the challenge

and it was fantastic so the challenge the challenge when we are with ourselves

the challenge when we are with ourselves

the challenge when we are with ourselves is to not invite distraction can you sit

is to not invite distraction can you sit

is to not invite distraction can you sit with yourself without taking out your

with yourself without taking out your

with yourself without taking out your phone and starting to scroll when you

phone and starting to scroll when you

phone and starting to scroll when you are with your thousand closest friends

are with your thousand closest friends

are with your thousand closest friends that does not equal alone time so you

that does not equal alone time so you

that does not equal alone time so you got you got to coordinate that and put

got you got to coordinate that and put

got you got to coordinate that and put the phone away and there’s actually good

the phone away and there’s actually good

the phone away and there’s actually good reason to over override the instinct or

reason to over override the instinct or

reason to over override the instinct or the compulsion the habit to scroll on

the compulsion the habit to scroll on

the compulsion the habit to scroll on your phone because when we learn to

your phone because when we learn to

your phone because when we learn to listen to our lives in the small daily

listen to our lives in the small daily

listen to our lives in the small daily ways like we do the umbrella and the

ways like we do the umbrella and the

ways like we do the umbrella and the chair kind of scenarios then when life’s

chair kind of scenarios then when life’s

chair kind of scenarios then when life’s larger challenges find us

larger challenges find us

larger challenges find us we’re differently equipped to meet them

we’re differently equipped to meet them

we’re differently equipped to meet them so I’m wandering the aisles of a grocery

so I’m wandering the aisles of a grocery

so I’m wandering the aisles of a grocery store and as my hand reaches for a case

store and as my hand reaches for a case

store and as my hand reaches for a case of ginger ale I burst into tears

realizing that ginger ale was my now

realizing that ginger ale was my now ex-husbands drink of choice and that I

ex-husbands drink of choice and that I

ex-husbands drink of choice and that I never needed to buy it again and even

never needed to buy it again and even

never needed to buy it again and even though all of the logistics and

though all of the logistics and

though all of the logistics and legalities of the divorce had long been

legalities of the divorce had long been

legalities of the divorce had long been settled and I was really happy in the

settled and I was really happy in the

settled and I was really happy in the new life that I was creating for myself

new life that I was creating for myself

new life that I was creating for myself in that moment in the beverage aisle of

in that moment in the beverage aisle of

in that moment in the beverage aisle of the grocery store

the grocery store

the grocery store a last bit of grief over the life I

a last bit of grief over the life I

a last bit of grief over the life I thought I was going to have and what it

thought I was going to have and what it

thought I was going to have and what it might look like leaked out and I let it

might look like leaked out and I let it

might look like leaked out and I let it I let it and I remember in that moment

I let it and I remember in that moment

I let it and I remember in that moment thinking this is the kind of stuff that

thinking this is the kind of stuff that

thinking this is the kind of stuff that would unravel me in the past it would

would unravel me in the past it would

would unravel me in the past it would have ruined my day it might have ruined

have ruined my day it might have ruined

have ruined my day it might have ruined my week it might have ruined more and

my week it might have ruined more and

my week it might have ruined more and instead I listen to myself I’m like I’m

instead I listen to myself I’m like I’m

instead I listen to myself I’m like I’m crying in the beverage aisle okay like

crying in the beverage aisle okay like

crying in the beverage aisle okay like might have been snot bubble like that

might have been snot bubble like that

might have been snot bubble like that kind of cry like like that I mean yeah

kind of cry like like that I mean yeah

kind of cry like like that I mean yeah super filmed on camera yay um that kind

super filmed on camera yay um that kind

super filmed on camera yay um that kind of cry and and and it was it was

of cry and and and it was it was

of cry and and and it was it was resolution it was me releasing fully

resolution it was me releasing fully

resolution it was me releasing fully what was to make room for what was

what was to make room for what was

what was to make room for what was coming next and those are things that I

coming next and those are things that I

coming next and those are things that I think are definitely a place I found

think are definitely a place I found

think are definitely a place I found myself literally and figuratively so and

myself literally and figuratively so and

myself literally and figuratively so and it’s just one of the benefits of

it’s just one of the benefits of

it’s just one of the benefits of learning to listen to your life when you

learning to listen to your life when you

learning to listen to your life when you can move from this is happening to me to

can move from this is happening to me to

can move from this is happening to me to this is happening for me something

this is happening for me something

this is happening for me something happens for us and upsets still come

happens for us and upsets still come

happens for us and upsets still come absolute still cotton but we learn to

absolute still cotton but we learn to

absolute still cotton but we learn to ride them and get curious

ride them and get curious

ride them and get curious instead of being wiped out by them and

instead of being wiped out by them and

instead of being wiped out by them and we also get to start to see the gifts

we also get to start to see the gifts

we also get to start to see the gifts that are available even in the toughest

that are available even in the toughest

that are available even in the toughest of places that we find ourselves there’s

of places that we find ourselves there’s

of places that we find ourselves there’s also a bonus benefit do you want to hear

also a bonus benefit do you want to hear

also a bonus benefit do you want to hear the bonus bonus out of it coming at you

the bonus bonus out of it coming at you

the bonus bonus out of it coming at you a lot of times well we listen to what

a lot of times well we listen to what

a lot of times well we listen to what our lives are teaching us things get

our lives are teaching us things get

our lives are teaching us things get handled before they become big things so

handled before they become big things so

handled before they become big things so those two recurring themes in order to

those two recurring themes in order to

those two recurring themes in order to lead others we need to be able to

lead others we need to be able to

lead others we need to be able to eat ourselves and in order to lead

eat ourselves and in order to lead

eat ourselves and in order to lead ourselves we need to be able to listen

ourselves we need to be able to listen

ourselves we need to be able to listen to what our lives are trying to teach us

to what our lives are trying to teach us

to what our lives are trying to teach us and then take action from that listening

and then take action from that listening

and then take action from that listening this is like a muscle that gets flexed

this is like a muscle that gets flexed

this is like a muscle that gets flexed built rebuilt broken down rebuilt again

built rebuilt broken down rebuilt again

built rebuilt broken down rebuilt again and again and and it’s something that

and again and and it’s something that

and again and and it’s something that can be learned and those small daily

can be learned and those small daily

can be learned and those small daily interactions are what position us to

interactions are what position us to

interactions are what position us to differently contend with the bigger

differently contend with the bigger

differently contend with the bigger stuff when it finds its way to our way

stuff when it finds its way to our way

stuff when it finds its way to our way to our our doorstep and allows us to

to our our doorstep and allows us to

to our our doorstep and allows us to start to trust ourselves in new ways and

start to trust ourselves in new ways and

start to trust ourselves in new ways and know that we can be relied upon and I

know that we can be relied upon and I

know that we can be relied upon and I think that is an invaluable place to

think that is an invaluable place to

think that is an invaluable place to find yourself so are you willing to

find yourself so are you willing to

find yourself so are you willing to listen to what your life is trying to

listen to what your life is trying to

listen to what your life is trying to teach you are you willing to extend

teach you are you willing to extend

teach you are you willing to extend compassion pay attention and offer

compassion pay attention and offer

compassion pay attention and offer multiple points of view to yourself the

multiple points of view to yourself the

multiple points of view to yourself the way you would have dear friend are you

way you would have dear friend are you

way you would have dear friend are you willing to carve out that five minutes a

willing to carve out that five minutes a

willing to carve out that five minutes a day some way that works for you that

day some way that works for you that

day some way that works for you that would provide that container for

would provide that container for

would provide that container for listening that’s so important and here’s

listening that’s so important and here’s

listening that’s so important and here’s the thing I full heartedly believe that

the thing I full heartedly believe that

the thing I full heartedly believe that when we learn to listen to what our

when we learn to listen to what our

when we learn to listen to what our lives are teaching us especially in the

lives are teaching us especially in the

lives are teaching us especially in the places that we find ourselves and we are

places that we find ourselves and we are

places that we find ourselves and we are aware that more is happening than what

aware that more is happening than what

aware that more is happening than what meets the eye

meets the eye

meets the eye then we’re able to overcome obstacles

then we’re able to overcome obstacles

then we’re able to overcome obstacles and seeming adversities with far greater

and seeming adversities with far greater

and seeming adversities with far greater ease listening to ourselves as we would

ease listening to ourselves as we would

ease listening to ourselves as we would a dear friend extending compassion to

a dear friend extending compassion to

a dear friend extending compassion to ourselves and paying attention to what

ourselves and paying attention to what

ourselves and paying attention to what our lives are teaching us I think that I

our lives are teaching us I think that I

our lives are teaching us I think that I think that is an idea worth spreading

think that is an idea worth spreading

think that is an idea worth spreading thank you

thank you

thank you you

you

you [Applause]

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