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debsey
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 1:03 pm
From This: http://www.ted.com/conversatio......html
I just saw this TED talk.
This is the challenge Larry Smith presented to his online community, SMITH MAGAZINE, in 2006. His quest was inspired by the legend that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a novel in just six words. His heart-breaking result: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Giving the form a personal twist, Smith reimagined the six-word novel idea as the Six-Word Memoir, challenging contributors to create a half-dozen words of self-reflection. The constraint, it turned out, fueled rather than inhibited creativity: "Sometimes lonely in a crowded bed." Inspired by the form's popularity in schools, Smith recently called for submissions for illustrated Six-Word Memoirs, in which he asked students, whether in grade school or grad school, to create a piece of artwork that enhanced their memoirs. The voices in Things Don't Have to Be Complicated are younger than typical, but no less profound:
"Big Dream, Big Heart, Big Mouth"
"I'm a Muslim. not a terrorist."
"Life is better with headphones on."
At its core, the Six-Word Memoir offers a simple way for anyone of any age to try to answer the question that defines us all: Who am I?
Here's an excerpt of the book in the Washington Post:
http://tinyurl.com/b5zwymq
So here's my challenge - Can you do this?
Here's mine:
Success means continuing to persevere, always.
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Zehava
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 1:09 pm
No cleaning lady house is dirtpocalypse
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Scrabble123
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 1:10 pm
Zehava wrote: | dirtpocalypse |
(Not laughing at you, just mad over that word!!!)
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MGmom
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 1:36 pm
Live happy, get inspired anew everyday.
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amother
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 1:39 pm
Hunt for happiness, fail, then try again.
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amother
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 2:28 pm
I started writing, I hope it's ok that I wrote a few six word lines...
Challenges crush me; still continue on.
Always been mother, never a child.
I wish someone would love me.
usually take things okay; not now.
Wow, I need to reach out. HELP!
Yikes! Eye opener for me, totally!
this will pass, like everything else.
It'll all end up working out.
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JMM-uc
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 2:43 pm
Not the life I dreamed of
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ROFL
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 2:46 pm
Everyday, just try to be happy!
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amother
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:02 pm
When storm clouds pass, more arrive.
Illustration:
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c.c.cookie
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:10 pm
Can't find a second to breathe
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gp2.0
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:12 pm
Who am I? I'll know tomorrow.
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causemommysaid
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:20 pm
work, kids, husband, college, house, cooking, sleep, start over
OK more than 6 words
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debsey
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:45 pm
JustMeMyself wrote: | Not the life I dreamed of | keep dreaming. Keep trying. It'll improve!
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amother
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:48 pm
Nerds marry. Live happily ever after.
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debsey
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:49 pm
amother wrote: | I started writing, I hope it's ok that I wrote a few six word lines...
Challenges crush me; still continue on.
Always been mother, never a child.
I wish someone would love me.
usually take things okay; not now.
Wow, I need to reach out. HELP!
Yikes! Eye opener for me, totally!
this will pass, like everything else.
It'll all end up working out. |
Wow! This is so poignant. Especially, "always been a mother, never a child."
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KollelWife3
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:52 pm
Hashem is good to me, constantly.
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the world's best mom
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 3:54 pm
Hashem has provided all we need.
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singleagain
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 4:06 pm
discover more about myself every day
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rachel6543
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Tue, Jan 27 2015, 4:08 pm
Super-duper-hard-working Jewish mommy!
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