This blog's for you!

In anticipation of my next post, and in case you find yourself here on the weekend, I recommend you spend about the next 20 minutes watching a video that I tried to embed in the post but was unsuccessful.  Hence.....

[You have just witnessed my blog skills rising to a new developmental level - inserting video into my post!]

Besides Mr. Zander's entertaining and touching performance, he teaches us about the importance of maturation through piano- playing and motivation for influencing how people think. 

The weblog concept matches my skills better than public speaking.  Would that I could display my passion like Mr. Zander. 

Maybe when I'm older, more mature, I will challenge myself before an audience and emulate him.  My thoughts and opinions have been maturing for 30 years and I offer them freely here for you, for the taking.  This blog's for you.

Comments

[Terri]

Benjamin Zander is extraordinary--and I love TED talks. Thank you for sharing this--can't wait to see how this relates to your next post.

Maturation happens with presentation skills too, I'll bet. Thank you for sharing this.

[Julie]

Barbara,

Thank you for sharing this! The last section on 'Shining Eyes' is such an important message. I needed to hear, "Who am I being that my children's eyes are not shining?" There has not been a lot of shining in my daughter's eyes lately. In fact, she spent the entirety of last week on a locked psychiatric unit. I don't know if I can live up to the vow, "I will never say anything that couldn't stand as the last thing I ever said," but it certainly is a worthy goal ~

[Barbara]

As much as I'm glad this page provided a meaningful message to you, Julie, I am sympathetic to you for the extremely tough week you've had. I offer both Zander and my prayers.