as a young girl two thoughts come to your mind or the environment around you
your mind or the environment around you
your mind or the environment around you gives you these two ideas become a great
gives you these two ideas become a great
gives you these two ideas become a great wife and an amazing mother be a
wife and an amazing mother be a
wife and an amazing mother be a successful woman and do all these
successful woman and do all these
successful woman and do all these amazing things in your career and that’s
amazing things in your career and that’s
amazing things in your career and that’s how I grew up
how I grew up
how I grew up these were those two thoughts that were
these were those two thoughts that were
these were those two thoughts that were juggling in my head and even better if
juggling in my head and even better if
juggling in my head and even better if you can do two together so this was my
you can do two together so this was my
you can do two together so this was my idea where that lovely suit look amazing
idea where that lovely suit look amazing
idea where that lovely suit look amazing and walk in and everybody’s like oh
and walk in and everybody’s like oh
and walk in and everybody’s like oh she’s really good move moving she’s
she’s really good move moving she’s
she’s really good move moving she’s really good she’s so look at her she’s
really good she’s so look at her she’s
really good she’s so look at her she’s so successful you know and and she’s so
so successful you know and and she’s so
so successful you know and and she’s so distinguished so these are thoughts that
distinguished so these are thoughts that
distinguished so these are thoughts that were in my mind as a child she’s an
were in my mind as a child she’s an
were in my mind as a child she’s an amazing mother she’s a good wife too by
amazing mother she’s a good wife too by
amazing mother she’s a good wife too by the way did you guys hear how good she
the way did you guys hear how good she
the way did you guys hear how good she is with her children and her husband
is with her children and her husband
is with her children and her husband she’s a super mom she’s like she can do
she’s a super mom she’s like she can do
she’s a super mom she’s like she can do it she juggles everything and she’s
it she juggles everything and she’s
it she juggles everything and she’s that’s it these are the thoughts that
that’s it these are the thoughts that
that’s it these are the thoughts that usually would go through my mind and I
usually would go through my mind and I
usually would go through my mind and I thought that’s what I’m going to do when
thought that’s what I’m going to do when
thought that’s what I’m going to do when I grow up this is going to be me sadly
I grow up this is going to be me sadly
I grow up this is going to be me sadly that doesn’t always happen does it so
that doesn’t always happen does it so
that doesn’t always happen does it so sometimes you do go to work and you feel
sometimes you do go to work and you feel
sometimes you do go to work and you feel like you literally want to break
like you literally want to break
like you literally want to break something but then you compose yourself
something but then you compose yourself
something but then you compose yourself and you don’t know I’m not gonna do that
and you don’t know I’m not gonna do that
and you don’t know I’m not gonna do that I’m a good strong career woman and you
I’m a good strong career woman and you
I’m a good strong career woman and you try and handle it so you move on you
try and handle it so you move on you
try and handle it so you move on you move on and then you say things will be
move on and then you say things will be
move on and then you say things will be fine then you start freaking out it’s
fine then you start freaking out it’s
fine then you start freaking out it’s not fine compose yourself
not fine compose yourself
not fine compose yourself it’ll be okay it’s okay I’ll go home and
it’ll be okay it’s okay I’ll go home and
it’ll be okay it’s okay I’ll go home and I’ll see my kids and my husband
I’ll see my kids and my husband
I’ll see my kids and my husband everything will be so cool don’t worry
everything will be so cool don’t worry
everything will be so cool don’t worry and you go home and you have these
and you go home and you have these
and you go home and you have these lovely kids mommy mommy mommy Westmore
lovely kids mommy mommy mommy Westmore
lovely kids mommy mommy mommy Westmore did you do this enough but I guess we
did you do this enough but I guess we
did you do this enough but I guess we all go through that and this is life the
all go through that and this is life the
all go through that and this is life the thing is sometimes we forget that we’re
thing is sometimes we forget that we’re
thing is sometimes we forget that we’re carrying quite a few things with us
carrying quite a few things with us
carrying quite a few things with us you’re a mother you’re a sister your
you’re a mother you’re a sister your
you’re a mother you’re a sister your daughter
daughter
daughter you know you’ve got friends you’ve got
you know you’ve got friends you’ve got
you know you’ve got friends you’ve got people looking up to you you’ve got so
people looking up to you you’ve got so
people looking up to you you’ve got so much things than you’re carrying it
much things than you’re carrying it
much things than you’re carrying it because you can do it that’s what you
because you can do it that’s what you
because you can do it that’s what you said you’re going to do you know you’re
said you’re going to do you know you’re
said you’re going to do you know you’re a therapist
a therapist
a therapist you’re intrapreneur you’re influenced
you’re intrapreneur you’re influenced
you’re intrapreneur you’re influenced and I could go on and on and on and
and I could go on and on and on and
and I could go on and on and on and basically you forget to enjoy those
basically you forget to enjoy those
basically you forget to enjoy those moments you know it’s because you want
moments you know it’s because you want
moments you know it’s because you want to get there
to get there
to get there you just want to get there you’re either
you just want to get there you’re either
you just want to get there you’re either way behind remembering or you just want
way behind remembering or you just want
way behind remembering or you just want to move on and you forget to yourself
to move on and you forget to yourself
to move on and you forget to yourself when you think and you say I’m thinking
when you think and you say I’m thinking
when you think and you say I’m thinking so I’m here
so I’m here
so I’m here you forget that here and now kind of
you forget that here and now kind of
you forget that here and now kind of feeling which is very very important to
feeling which is very very important to
feeling which is very very important to keep in mind so mindfulness visited me
keep in mind so mindfulness visited me
keep in mind so mindfulness visited me at the age of nine well I remember it at
at the age of nine well I remember it at
at the age of nine well I remember it at the age of nine I’m sure it visited me
the age of nine I’m sure it visited me
the age of nine I’m sure it visited me way before and usually kids are very
way before and usually kids are very
way before and usually kids are very mindful by the way this is my granny
mindful by the way this is my granny
mindful by the way this is my granny these are one of those moments where I
these are one of those moments where I
these are one of those moments where I am sure I was mindful she loved music
am sure I was mindful she loved music
am sure I was mindful she loved music she loved dancing like my granny she’s
she loved dancing like my granny she’s
she loved dancing like my granny she’s so much fun but granny also had a really
so much fun but granny also had a really
so much fun but granny also had a really hard job so she used to look after a
hard job so she used to look after a
hard job so she used to look after a house of adults with mental disabilities
house of adults with mental disabilities
house of adults with mental disabilities she used to work hard she used to work
she used to work hard she used to work
she used to work hard she used to work really hard and she had this lovely
really hard and she had this lovely
really hard and she had this lovely furniture and she’d always cover it with
furniture and she’d always cover it with
furniture and she’d always cover it with this white material and this lovely
this white material and this lovely
this white material and this lovely china but it would be in the cupboard
china but it would be in the cupboard
china but it would be in the cupboard and I don’t ask her why aren’t we
and I don’t ask her why aren’t we
and I don’t ask her why aren’t we sitting on this lovely furniture she
sitting on this lovely furniture she
sitting on this lovely furniture she like no no no nobody sits on the
like no no no nobody sits on the
like no no no nobody sits on the furniture is for when the Queen visits
furniture is for when the Queen visits
furniture is for when the Queen visits us at the age of nine and I used to
us at the age of nine and I used to
us at the age of nine and I used to shuttle between Herman and London like
shuttle between Herman and London like
shuttle between Herman and London like the Queen visit us when is she coming at
the Queen visit us when is she coming at
the Queen visit us when is she coming at I want to be here then the Queen sadly
I want to be here then the Queen sadly
I want to be here then the Queen sadly did not visit us my granny did not enjoy
did not visit us my granny did not enjoy
did not visit us my granny did not enjoy the China or the lovely furniture she
the China or the lovely furniture she
the China or the lovely furniture she died after a few years but she left this
died after a few years but she left this
died after a few years but she left this lovely memory loads of memories but one
lovely memory loads of memories but one
lovely memory loads of memories but one of them was be mindful my other granny
of them was be mindful my other granny
of them was be mindful my other granny and I’m using granny’s because for me
and I’m using granny’s because for me
and I’m using granny’s because for me they were a great inspiration so my
they were a great inspiration so my
they were a great inspiration so my Omani grand
Omani grand
Omani grand I’ll sit with and she tell me so many
I’ll sit with and she tell me so many
I’ll sit with and she tell me so many stories amazing stories about how life
stories amazing stories about how life
stories amazing stories about how life was about her life and up till today
was about her life and up till today
was about her life and up till today those stories are what keeps me going on
those stories are what keeps me going on
those stories are what keeps me going on she’d also do this really funny thing
she’d also do this really funny thing
she’d also do this really funny thing and I don’t know if you guys used to do
and I don’t know if you guys used to do
and I don’t know if you guys used to do the same if you did and you don’t anyone
the same if you did and you don’t anyone
the same if you did and you don’t anyone to know just keep it inside of you so
to know just keep it inside of you so
to know just keep it inside of you so she’d say my smell go and pray so I’m
she’d say my smell go and pray so I’m
she’d say my smell go and pray so I’m around the same idea I’m like oh you
around the same idea I’m like oh you
around the same idea I’m like oh you know what just a movie go and pray okay
know what just a movie go and pray okay
know what just a movie go and pray okay so I’ll go to the room
so I’ll go to the room
so I’ll go to the room take the headscarf crumble it up wait
take the headscarf crumble it up wait
take the headscarf crumble it up wait there but crumble up wait there a bit
there but crumble up wait there a bit
there but crumble up wait there a bit put it on the corner so lady did you
put it on the corner so lady did you
put it on the corner so lady did you bring yes yes I keep don’t lie God is
bring yes yes I keep don’t lie God is
bring yes yes I keep don’t lie God is watching
watching
watching yes’m it’s and I think now if I if she
yes’m it’s and I think now if I if she
yes’m it’s and I think now if I if she had told me be mindful of the time when
had told me be mindful of the time when
had told me be mindful of the time when you go and pray thank God for what you
you go and pray thank God for what you
you go and pray thank God for what you have acknowledged if she had told me it
have acknowledged if she had told me it
have acknowledged if she had told me it in that way maybe I wouldn’t have
in that way maybe I wouldn’t have
in that way maybe I wouldn’t have crumbled you know that scarf and maybe I
crumbled you know that scarf and maybe I
crumbled you know that scarf and maybe I would have actually sat and actually
would have actually sat and actually
would have actually sat and actually prayed probably but yeah I know there
prayed probably but yeah I know there
prayed probably but yeah I know there are some people out there who did the
are some people out there who did the
are some people out there who did the same so years went by and then I hit 40
same so years went by and then I hit 40
same so years went by and then I hit 40 about yet 40 actually and my lovely
about yet 40 actually and my lovely
about yet 40 actually and my lovely friends god bless them and we’re all
friends god bless them and we’re all
friends god bless them and we’re all hitting 40 at the same time by the way
hitting 40 at the same time by the way
hitting 40 at the same time by the way and they’re like oh my god we’re getting
and they’re like oh my god we’re getting
and they’re like oh my god we’re getting old
old
old I’m like no or not we’re getting old I
I’m like no or not we’re getting old I
I’m like no or not we’re getting old I remember the auntie’s we’re their age
remember the auntie’s we’re their age
remember the auntie’s we’re their age now right no we’re not we’re not in my
now right no we’re not we’re not in my
now right no we’re not we’re not in my mind I’m young I don’t know if that’s
mind I’m young I don’t know if that’s
mind I’m young I don’t know if that’s healthy or not but I’m not that in this
healthy or not but I’m not that in this
healthy or not but I’m not that in this one what’s wrong with you huh laughs
one what’s wrong with you huh laughs
one what’s wrong with you huh laughs we’re getting older and I just said no I
we’re getting older and I just said no I
we’re getting older and I just said no I know I’m getting older when I write it
know I’m getting older when I write it
know I’m getting older when I write it on the paper I do see it and I do visit
on the paper I do see it and I do visit
on the paper I do see it and I do visit the doctor a bit more than before when
the doctor a bit more than before when
the doctor a bit more than before when when I travel I don’t just think about
when I travel I don’t just think about
when I travel I don’t just think about going to buy stuff I actually look for
going to buy stuff I actually look for
going to buy stuff I actually look for doctors now it’s very sad but it’s true
doctors now it’s very sad but it’s true
doctors now it’s very sad but it’s true but I was like no this this is not what
but I was like no this this is not what
but I was like no this this is not what I pictured I want to enjoy where I am
I pictured I want to enjoy where I am
I pictured I want to enjoy where I am home for tea and it’s lovely and this is
home for tea and it’s lovely and this is
home for tea and it’s lovely and this is what I kept on telling myself it
what I kept on telling myself it
what I kept on telling myself it lovely just go for investment and I did
lovely just go for investment and I did
lovely just go for investment and I did a big party and I wore that which if you
a big party and I wore that which if you
a big party and I wore that which if you capture it I will show you well anyway I
capture it I will show you well anyway I
capture it I will show you well anyway I did everything in this event I did have
did everything in this event I did have
did everything in this event I did have help that had I made it I was mindful I
help that had I made it I was mindful I
help that had I made it I was mindful I was in the now in here I enjoyed it and
was in the now in here I enjoyed it and
was in the now in here I enjoyed it and I thought to myself there’s a lot of
I thought to myself there’s a lot of
I thought to myself there’s a lot of parts in my life which I don’t remember
parts in my life which I don’t remember
parts in my life which I don’t remember and it’s because I keep on running I
and it’s because I keep on running I
and it’s because I keep on running I keep on wanting to hit those points you
keep on wanting to hit those points you
keep on wanting to hit those points you know it’s either before or later but not
know it’s either before or later but not
know it’s either before or later but not now years passed and I did work I mean
now years passed and I did work I mean
now years passed and I did work I mean not years months yeah I’m still 40 by
not years months yeah I’m still 40 by
not years months yeah I’m still 40 by the way it passed and I’ve always wanted
the way it passed and I’ve always wanted
the way it passed and I’ve always wanted to go and to these refugee camps I
to go and to these refugee camps I
to go and to these refugee camps I worked with refugees when I was in
worked with refugees when I was in
worked with refugees when I was in Australia but I’ve never actually
Australia but I’ve never actually
Australia but I’ve never actually physically gone and I have this lovely
physically gone and I have this lovely
physically gone and I have this lovely person which she’s here and she knows
person which she’s here and she knows
person which she’s here and she knows herself well I told if you’re going
herself well I told if you’re going
herself well I told if you’re going again can I come with you she says ok we
again can I come with you she says ok we
again can I come with you she says ok we went to Jordan the last time we’ll see
went to Jordan the last time we’ll see
went to Jordan the last time we’ll see where we’re going and then she’s like oh
where we’re going and then she’s like oh
where we’re going and then she’s like oh by the way we’re going to live nanos
by the way we’re going to live nanos
by the way we’re going to live nanos like wah ha ha ha live nan
like wah ha ha ha live nan
like wah ha ha ha live nan I don’t think so I want to go to Jordan
I don’t think so I want to go to Jordan
I don’t think so I want to go to Jordan like no we’re going to Lebanon and I was
like no we’re going to Lebanon and I was
like no we’re going to Lebanon and I was like ok maybe it’s good to kill my fears
like ok maybe it’s good to kill my fears
like ok maybe it’s good to kill my fears I kept on thinking if I go to Lebanon
I kept on thinking if I go to Lebanon
I kept on thinking if I go to Lebanon something’s going to happen to me I
something’s going to happen to me I
something’s going to happen to me I don’t care what you guys are saying I
don’t care what you guys are saying I
don’t care what you guys are saying I know the food is good the people are
know the food is good the people are
know the food is good the people are good the country but now I watch TV
good the country but now I watch TV
good the country but now I watch TV anyhow so these lovely ladies are here
anyhow so these lovely ladies are here
anyhow so these lovely ladies are here today by the way it was amazing it
today by the way it was amazing it
today by the way it was amazing it taught me things honestly and it was
taught me things honestly and it was
taught me things honestly and it was just one visit I can’t imagine the
just one visit I can’t imagine the
just one visit I can’t imagine the people who do it all the time and we
people who do it all the time and we
people who do it all the time and we enjoyed it we talked about we had this
enjoyed it we talked about we had this
enjoyed it we talked about we had this thing of not just money and gifts we’re
thing of not just money and gifts we’re
thing of not just money and gifts we’re gonna talk to them psychologically about
gonna talk to them psychologically about
gonna talk to them psychologically about PTSD about how do you feel you know cuz
PTSD about how do you feel you know cuz
PTSD about how do you feel you know cuz nobody actually talked to them about
nobody actually talked to them about
nobody actually talked to them about that and I met this lovely little girl
that and I met this lovely little girl
that and I met this lovely little girl this little lovely it’s a girl had a
this little lovely it’s a girl had a
this little lovely it’s a girl had a lovely mother who had lost her husband
lovely mother who had lost her husband
lovely mother who had lost her husband and guess what she was telling me me
and guess what she was telling me me
and guess what she was telling me me going there and thinking we’re gonna
going there and thinking we’re gonna
going there and thinking we’re gonna save the world and they’re so broken and
save the world and they’re so broken and
save the world and they’re so broken and you know I’m getting I’ve gotten married
you know I’m getting I’ve gotten married
you know I’m getting I’ve gotten married again you know and to this lovely guy
again you know and to this lovely guy
again you know and to this lovely guy and this is my daughter and I have
and this is my daughter and I have
and this is my daughter and I have another son and I was like this is not
another son and I was like this is not
another son and I was like this is not the story I’m supposed to be listening
the story I’m supposed to be listening
the story I’m supposed to be listening to here he’s supposed to be sad broken
to here he’s supposed to be sad broken
to here he’s supposed to be sad broken what what’s going on and said this is my
what what’s going on and said this is my
what what’s going on and said this is my daughter and I took a picture with her
daughter and I took a picture with her
daughter and I took a picture with her and I thought oh my god she’s living in
and I thought oh my god she’s living in
and I thought oh my god she’s living in the now she’s mindful of what’s going on
the now she’s mindful of what’s going on
the now she’s mindful of what’s going on with her
with her
with her she’s not thinking oh my god it’s a
she’s not thinking oh my god it’s a
she’s not thinking oh my god it’s a catastrophe you know and there was this
catastrophe you know and there was this
catastrophe you know and there was this other woman who she said you know I know
other woman who she said you know I know
other woman who she said you know I know that things have happened and they’ve
that things have happened and they’ve
that things have happened and they’ve already happened and I know I don’t know
already happened and I know I don’t know
already happened and I know I don’t know actually what’s gonna happen in the
actually what’s gonna happen in the
actually what’s gonna happen in the future but today I want you to teach me
future but today I want you to teach me
future but today I want you to teach me how to live in the now this was a
how to live in the now this was a
how to live in the now this was a refugee woman from Syria and imagine
refugee woman from Syria and imagine
refugee woman from Syria and imagine what she’s thinking I want to live now
what she’s thinking I want to live now
what she’s thinking I want to live now not that that’s gone I don’t know what’s
not that that’s gone I don’t know what’s
not that that’s gone I don’t know what’s gonna happen the future that’s gone
gonna happen the future that’s gone
gonna happen the future that’s gone these two girls were talking about
these two girls were talking about
these two girls were talking about school I’m going to school tomorrow and
school I’m going to school tomorrow and
school I’m going to school tomorrow and you know my friend she did this birthday
you know my friend she did this birthday
you know my friend she did this birthday party and I’m like wow this is just
party and I’m like wow this is just
party and I’m like wow this is just overwhelming it was a lesson that I will
overwhelming it was a lesson that I will
overwhelming it was a lesson that I will never forget so basically what I want to
never forget so basically what I want to
never forget so basically what I want to tell you so just stop just stop for a
tell you so just stop just stop for a
tell you so just stop just stop for a minute be here are you all here
minute be here are you all here
minute be here are you all here listening to my voice feeling the energy
listening to my voice feeling the energy
listening to my voice feeling the energy around you just stop forget about all
around you just stop forget about all
around you just stop forget about all that clutter stop running I mean stop
that clutter stop running I mean stop
that clutter stop running I mean stop kind of thinking what happened before
kind of thinking what happened before
kind of thinking what happened before what’s gonna happen tomorrow live now
what’s gonna happen tomorrow live now
what’s gonna happen tomorrow live now there’s some parts of my life I don’t
there’s some parts of my life I don’t
there’s some parts of my life I don’t remember because it was so busy let’s
remember because it was so busy let’s
remember because it was so busy let’s just stop and just breathe breathe it
just stop and just breathe breathe it
just stop and just breathe breathe it all in come on go and take a big breath
all in come on go and take a big breath
all in come on go and take a big breath on breathe it on and feel feel what’s
on breathe it on and feel feel what’s
on breathe it on and feel feel what’s around you feel your surroundings we go
around you feel your surroundings we go
around you feel your surroundings we go on with life not feeling we go on with
on with life not feeling we go on with
on with life not feeling we go on with life just I want to get there you know
life just I want to get there you know
life just I want to get there you know and we’re not in the here and now and we
and we’re not in the here and now and we
and we’re not in the here and now and we don’t acknowledge and I’m saying it
don’t acknowledge and I’m saying it
don’t acknowledge and I’m saying it today as bridging this thought to you
today as bridging this thought to you
today as bridging this thought to you I’m doing it now and it’s an experience
I’m doing it now and it’s an experience
I’m doing it now and it’s an experience that I’m enjoying it’s not easy I’m not
that I’m enjoying it’s not easy I’m not
that I’m enjoying it’s not easy I’m not gonna lie as a mother yes I am at work
gonna lie as a mother yes I am at work
gonna lie as a mother yes I am at work and I do sometimes think oh did they
and I do sometimes think oh did they
and I do sometimes think oh did they pick up my daughter oh my god she had a
pick up my daughter oh my god she had a
pick up my daughter oh my god she had a fever yesterday was my husband I hope
fever yesterday was my husband I hope
fever yesterday was my husband I hope he’s fine and then I just come back
he’s fine and then I just come back
he’s fine and then I just come back again come back just come back just be
again come back just come back just be
again come back just come back just be in the now today I’m in the now I’m
in the now today I’m in the now I’m
in the now today I’m in the now I’m either now here with all of you I’m
either now here with all of you I’m
either now here with all of you I’m appreciating you all being here
appreciating you all being here
appreciating you all being here and I appreciate in your lovely faces
and I appreciate in your lovely faces
and I appreciate in your lovely faces and I’m gonna take the snapshot in my
and I’m gonna take the snapshot in my
and I’m gonna take the snapshot in my mind and I’m going to keep it so I hope
mind and I’m going to keep it so I hope
mind and I’m going to keep it so I hope today that you remember me saying be
today that you remember me saying be
today that you remember me saying be mindful and just stop and breathe
mindful and just stop and breathe
mindful and just stop and breathe Anderson have an amazing day
Anderson have an amazing day
Anderson have an amazing day you’re an amazing crowd thank you very
you’re an amazing crowd thank you very
you’re an amazing crowd thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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