The story is enough.
Showing posts with label TED talk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TED talk. Show all posts
Friday, September 4, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
Today is TED day: Mac Barnett
I love this TED talk. It made me laugh, and it talks about how fiction - lies - teach truth.
Mac Barnett quotes Picasso: “We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
We "realize" truth through art. Just as children do, we discern our world through fiction.
Mac Barnett is an "author of books for children". He teaches us that children can suspend disbelief (Coleridge) in order to tangle out what is needed to grow... I love this concept. "We get there when we read".
He says "kids are the best audience for serious literary fiction." We need that same innocence when we read in order to glean all we can from novels.
The story is enough.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Today is TED day - Harry Baker
Harry Baker.
It's just fun to say his name.
It's even more to say it in a British accent.
It's the best to hear him say "Harry Baker".
Harry Baker is the 2012 World Poetry Slam Champion. In this amazing TED talk, he shares why he chose to move from an expected career path and into the world of poetry. "I believe words hold power."
He talks about accepting a part of our Self: the powerful part that says we are unique, boxless, and we all have something important to do.
"If I didn't write my poems no one else would."
Harry Baker is engaging, witty, and a brilliant and contemporary poet. He is creative and inspirational, honest and sensitive.
He tells his story of the world. And it is enough.
Here's more Harry Baker:
http://www.ted.com/talks/harry_baker_a_love_poem_for_lonely_prime_numbers?language=en
http://www.harrybaker.co/
Friday, April 17, 2015
Today is TED Day - Dave Isay
On Fridays I will post a TED talk that I find supports my claims that the story is enough: enough to teach truth and create connection.
"Dave Isay: Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear"
Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps.
I first found StoryCorps on NPR. It is an oral history project - but it is one of the largest ever. Recorded conversations - casual interviews - are preserved and shared. Because "everyone around [us] had a story the world needs to hear". Because talking and sharing our stories is how we learn about each other - that our lives are not meant to be lived in "quiet desperation".
The story is enough to help us discover how similar we are. We discern collective truths. We find we are not very different when it comes to the heart.
"Dave Isay: Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear"
Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps.
I first found StoryCorps on NPR. It is an oral history project - but it is one of the largest ever. Recorded conversations - casual interviews - are preserved and shared. Because "everyone around [us] had a story the world needs to hear". Because talking and sharing our stories is how we learn about each other - that our lives are not meant to be lived in "quiet desperation".
The story is enough to help us discover how similar we are. We discern collective truths. We find we are not very different when it comes to the heart.
Friday, March 20, 2015
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