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How Photography Connects Us
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have photojournalist David Griffin who understands the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we can use photos to tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Connection, Creativity, David Griffin, National Geographic, Photography, Photojournalism, Story, Writing Life
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Once Upon a Time, My Mother….
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have storyteller and children’s book author Carmen Agra Deedy. She talks about the art of storytelling and spins a funny, wise, and luminous tale of parents and kids, starring her Cuban mother. … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Other Writers, Tuesdays with TED
Tagged Autism, Carmen Agra Deedy, Creativity, Cuba, Driving, Family, Immigrants, Letting Go, Mothers, Shame, Story, Writing Life, You're Going to Miss Me
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Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash-July Update
As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities and challenges designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so far … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th Birthday, Birthdays, CAbi, Family, Gratitude, Milestones, New Things, Poetry, The Fun List, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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How to Stop Worrying and Love “Useless” Art
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have art expert Luke Syson who was formerly a curator of Renaissance art, of transcendent paintings of saints and solemn Italian ladies — serious art. Then he changed jobs and inherited a … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Bias, Change, Creativity, Expectations, Luke Syson, Writing Life
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Should You Live For Your Resume … Or Your Eulogy?
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have writer and New York Times columnist David Brooks. He is the author of Bobos in Paradise, On Paradise Drive, and the narrative of neuroscience, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Creativity, David Brooks, Joseph Soloveitchik, Shame, Signature Sin, Writing Life
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Success, Failure, and the Drive to Keep Creating
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have Elizabeth Gilbert, the best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love, as well as five other books and countless publications as a longtime magazine writer — covering music and politics for Spin and GQ. Gilbert also owns and … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Failure, Fear, Love, Memoir, Passion, Writing Life
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How Sting Started Writing Music Again
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have Sting. Does he even need an introduction? Sting is a composer, singer, author, actor, and activist. He has sold more than 100 million albums and earned 16 Grammy Awards, yet Sting … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Message in a Bottle, Music, Shipyards, Sting, The Last Ship, Writer's Block, Writing Life
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Three Ways To Speak English
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have Jamila Lyiscott who is a self-professed “tri-tongued orator.” She weaves words about language, education, and the African Diaspora. In her powerful spoken-word essay, “Broken English,” she celebrates — and challenges — the … Continue reading
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Tagged Articulate, Broken English, Creativity, Jamila Lyiscott, Poetry, Slang, Writing Life
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Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash–June Update
As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities and challenges designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so far … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th Birthday, A Living Family, Birthdays, Bullying, CAbi, Gratitude, Letting Go, Milestones, New Things, Sheila Pai, Unplanned Life, Whistlestop Writers, Writing Life
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The Web’s Secret Stories
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we’re watching Brooklyn-based artist and computer scientist Jonathan Harris who works to make sense of the emotional world of the web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the internet … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Creativity, Jonathan Harris, Memoir, Story, Truth, We Feel Fine, Writing Life
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