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TED Talk: Follow Your Road, Find Your Flower

My life didn’t go exactly as I planned it – but does anyone’s? That’s a Detour.

“A Detourist travels along detours – simple enough. But in addition, a Detourist embraces those unexpected routes as opportunities for growth, change and self-fulfillment. I hope to serve as living proof that a detour can lead to unexpected blessings. Because of my Detour, I’ve learned so much about myself,

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TED Talk: Want to be Happy? Be Grateful!

The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. And happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude. An inspiring lesson in slowing down, looking where you’re going, and above all, being grateful.

This is a TED Talk that everyone

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TED Talk: Bill and Melinda Gates Giving Away Their Wealth

“When anyone gives anything with good heart, he or she becomes a philanthropist — a conduit and a catalyst for love” —Corinne Updegraff Wells

In 1993, Bill and Melinda Gates took a walk on the beach and made a big decision: to give their Microsoft wealth back to society. In this TED Talk interview with Chris Anderson, the couple discusses their work at the Bill

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TED Talk Tuesday: Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling with Emilie Wapnick

Do you remember being asked, as a child, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Do you remember how you felt when you were asked that question? Emillie Wapnick, in her TEDxBend Talk called “ Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling”, suggests this question is limiting and confining to a child…and is often thought of as more of a

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TED Talk Tuesday: What Adults Can Learn From Kids with Adora Svitak

How long has it been since you were called “childish”? According to child prodigy Adora Svitak, being childish is a good thing, an imperative. This young woman (12 years old at the time of her presentation) goes on to say that the negative traits the word “childish” addresses are seen often enough in adults that we need to abolish this “age-discriminating word” when it comes

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TED Talk Tuesday: Conscious Parenting by Dr. Shefali Tsabary

In this TEDxSF on Conscious Parenting, Shefali Tsabary Ph.D., gives a compelling and deeply stirring presentation on the importance of raising our children with awareness, attunement, respect and love. Dr. Tsabary, a clinical psychologist with a private practice in New York, begins her talk by sharing several powerful examples of the lifelong burdens many people carry, such as that of a grown man who asked

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TED Talk Tuesday: Mindfulness and Neural Integration with Dan Seigel

Relationships and Reflection in the Cultivation of Well-being

Dan Siegel is a prolific and highly respected author, speaker, researcher and clinician. In this Ted Talk, “Mindfulness and Neural Integration”, Dr. Siegel explores how schools can combine with technology in promoting self-regulation in children. And, as well, how positive relationships and reflection help to cultivate resilience and well being in our youth.

In an engaging and

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TED Talk Tuesday: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain

Being mostly introvert myself, Susan Cain’s TED talk on the power of introverts impacted me deeply. While the world seems to honor extroverts strongly, Susan Cain makes a great case for the more quiet and contemplative of us. As she points out, in a culture where being social and outgoing are prized highly, it can be difficult and even shameful to be an introvert. But

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TEDTalk Tuesday: The Art of Listening by Kathleen Macferran

As a former conductor of a symphony, Kathleen Macferran knows well how to listen for musical beauty and how to hear harmony…from the podium. She wondered, though, if she could learn to listen as well in the other places of her life that made listening more difficult…such as prisons and schools. Could listening be a pathway to beauty off the podium? She decided to do a bit of experimenting.

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TEDxTalk Tuesday: Migration of Mindfulness – Cave to Corporation by Greg Burdulis

In his TEDTalk, Migration of Mindfulness – Cave to Corporation, Greg Burdulis underscores the importance, in the corporate world as well as in life, of listening deeply, having a quiet and calm mind, nurturing an open and enhanced heart, and learning to be respectful of our bodies. Mindfulness – or being truly present for our lives, in the moment– will allow more happiness to “ripple out to others in the workplace.” Awareness of our bodies, minds and hearts will enhance the effectiveness of our decisions in the world we all live in.

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TEDxTalk Tuesday: All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes by Andy Puddicombe

As a practitioner of mindfulness and a long time educator of mindfulness meditation, I’ve learned a lot over the years. And I’m still learning – a lot. So it was when I took a bit of time and watched a Ted Talk on mindfulness. No matter how much I know, I can always learn more…and I did. Andy Puddicombe’s talk on “All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes” was inspiring and motivational.

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TEDxTalk Tuesday: Happy Maps – Finding Joy on a Different Path

As I prepared to listen to TEDxBarcelona “Happy Maps” featuring Daniele Quercia, I wondered why I was drawn to this talk. At Yahoo! Labs in Barcelona, Daniele and his colleagues imagined new ways to use online maps to improve our lives. While his talk had caught my attention, what did it have to do with mindful living? What might I learn that I could share with my readers?

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TedxTalkTuesday: Relational Eating by Vicki Robin

Food is no longer ‘out there’, rather it is something we must bring back into our lives at close range. Farmer’s markets, local food sources and regional offerings must be supported by our interest, encouragement, and purchasing habits. We must, as Vicki says, “eat here, now”.

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