I stumbled upon a TED talk by Sarah Kay "A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project V.O.I.C.E., teaching poetry and self-expression at schools across the United States."
"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. -- and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima."
The first few minutes of her speech is a poem that I totally loved, it will be totally worth your time titled if I should have a daughter, if you have the time to listen to her entire speech It was worth listening too. I bet she is such an inspiration to know personally!
"There is nothing more beautiful the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline no matter how many times it’s sent away."
"Put the star in starting over... and over."
"This world is made out of sugar it can crumble so easily but don’t be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it.”
Those are just a few lines that I love but it's difficult to pull out too many from the poem because litterally the entire poem is brilliant. She divides her journey into 3 steps:
1) I CAN do this.
2) I WILL do this.
3) Infusing the work you're doing with the specific things that make you... you. Because step three never ends.
This is a bit of a random post, but inspiration and wisdom come from all sources and when I find soemthing good I of course want to share it with you!
If you watch it please leave your comments & feedback in the comments below. Hope you enjoy!
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