To Be Seen and To Be Heard | Meharoona Ghani | TEDxEastVan

Here I am here

Here I am here did you hear me them us we are with

did you hear me them us we are with

did you hear me them us we are with blushed yellow rays of hope trying to

blushed yellow rays of hope trying to

blushed yellow rays of hope trying to find a way to be seeped into those

find a way to be seeped into those

find a way to be seeped into those pinhole cracks we’re beating hearts run

pinhole cracks we’re beating hearts run

pinhole cracks we’re beating hearts run into blood streams of our ancient

into blood streams of our ancient

into blood streams of our ancient wisdoms stories beings and yes

wisdoms stories beings and yes

wisdoms stories beings and yes psychedelics when all else is gone and

psychedelics when all else is gone and

psychedelics when all else is gone and the rats have fed off scattered flesh

the rats have fed off scattered flesh

the rats have fed off scattered flesh from open wounds wounds that have led

from open wounds wounds that have led

from open wounds wounds that have led some away from their brains away from

some away from their brains away from

some away from their brains away from hell holes away from connections away

hell holes away from connections away

hell holes away from connections away from homes away from bad bugs away from

from homes away from bad bugs away from

from homes away from bad bugs away from truths our truth it took only a germ

truths our truth it took only a germ

truths our truth it took only a germ cell of to that pulsed pulsed

cell of to that pulsed pulsed

cell of to that pulsed pulsed pulsed into an existence exist we are

pulsed into an existence exist we are

pulsed into an existence exist we are here even with those no longer on this

here even with those no longer on this

here even with those no longer on this earth even with those who entered and

earth even with those who entered and

earth even with those who entered and went missing forever and yes even with

went missing forever and yes even with

went missing forever and yes even with those lost plants the elders

those lost plants the elders

those lost plants the elders grandparents families siblings ancestors

grandparents families siblings ancestors

grandparents families siblings ancestors loved ones past even the Unforgiven can

loved ones past even the Unforgiven can

loved ones past even the Unforgiven can be forgiven from those historical

be forgiven from those historical

be forgiven from those historical erasers we are reborn sometimes we need

erasers we are reborn sometimes we need

erasers we are reborn sometimes we need the past to be present all this to free

the past to be present all this to free

the past to be present all this to free our stories free ourselves free our

our stories free ourselves free our

our stories free ourselves free our ladybugs to touch our spirits touch our

ladybugs to touch our spirits touch our

ladybugs to touch our spirits touch our ghost towns from two ice ages ago from

ghost towns from two ice ages ago from

ghost towns from two ice ages ago from then to here from life to life giving

then to here from life to life giving

then to here from life to life giving what’s left what’s left us our central

what’s left what’s left us our central

what’s left what’s left us our central human form we are here in the global

human form we are here in the global

human form we are here in the global world moving in bodily containers

world moving in bodily containers

world moving in bodily containers unfurling like flowers and becoming big

unfurling like flowers and becoming big

unfurling like flowers and becoming big and loud remove those imposed labels

and loud remove those imposed labels

and loud remove those imposed labels those awful diseases

those awful diseases

those awful diseases hang in there transformation takes time

there are chapters you will live to tell

there are chapters you will live to tell about so together the Earth’s cracks

about so together the Earth’s cracks

about so together the Earth’s cracks with needle and thread reweave those

with needle and thread reweave those

with needle and thread reweave those gaps of time we need to acknowledge the

gaps of time we need to acknowledge the

gaps of time we need to acknowledge the lands we walk on

lands we walk on

lands we walk on the displaced places like abandoned

the displaced places like abandoned

the displaced places like abandoned alleys Falls hotels species patterns of

alleys Falls hotels species patterns of

alleys Falls hotels species patterns of erasers sometimes we need courage

erasers sometimes we need courage

erasers sometimes we need courage sometimes we need to find that courage

sometimes we need to find that courage

sometimes we need to find that courage to tell truths to fly to imagine to

to tell truths to fly to imagine to

to tell truths to fly to imagine to experience agency to go deep and feel

experience agency to go deep and feel

experience agency to go deep and feel firsthand hardwired connections we want

firsthand hardwired connections we want

firsthand hardwired connections we want experiences real or virtual perhaps to

experiences real or virtual perhaps to

experiences real or virtual perhaps to even be different to be whatever is your

even be different to be whatever is your

even be different to be whatever is your avatar what is it

avatar what is it

avatar what is it perhaps you need to jump over those

perhaps you need to jump over those

perhaps you need to jump over those hoops those stairs those tones in order

hoops those stairs those tones in order

hoops those stairs those tones in order to experience the words worth spreading

those words that lead to your wizard

those words that lead to your wizard self those summers of free summers of me

self those summers of free summers of me

self those summers of free summers of me summers to be summers to disrupt and

summers to be summers to disrupt and

summers to be summers to disrupt and become unsticky uncaught unwrapped

become unsticky uncaught unwrapped

become unsticky uncaught unwrapped unburdened unwired from screens that

unburdened unwired from screens that

unburdened unwired from screens that hold us that addictive that detach us

hold us that addictive that detach us

hold us that addictive that detach us away away from our bodies away from

away away from our bodies away from

away away from our bodies away from well-being let’s move to face

voice care take be the passengers of our

voice care take be the passengers of our blooming into filling our baskets into

blooming into filling our baskets into

blooming into filling our baskets into trying new names into using our brains

trying new names into using our brains

trying new names into using our brains into building our populous maps into

into building our populous maps into

into building our populous maps into toxic free places find that lost

toxic free places find that lost

toxic free places find that lost umbilical cord honor honor it it ties us

umbilical cord honor honor it it ties us

umbilical cord honor honor it it ties us to familiar it ties us to knowing it is

to familiar it ties us to knowing it is

to familiar it ties us to knowing it is more than one timeline it is discovering

more than one timeline it is discovering

more than one timeline it is discovering who’s missing rediscovering who we are

who’s missing rediscovering who we are

who’s missing rediscovering who we are because of you them all of us we have

because of you them all of us we have

because of you them all of us we have found the courage into our humaneness

thank you

thank you [Applause]