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Ridiculous, Ludicrous, Amateurish!

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On January 7th, 2012 when I walk off the stage at TEDxYouth@TheWoodlands, that is how I hope the audience will describe my presentation.  They have no choice you see because “Ridiculous, Ludicrous, Amateurish!” is in fact the title of my presentation.

Today, the words “ridiculous, ludicrous, and amateurish” wear ugly grey connotations of the inept, the incompetent, the inappropriate, and the inane. But originally, they wore the vivaciously bright colors of laughter (ridere, Latin), play (ludere, Latin), and for-love (amare, Latin). It is these colors with which I paint my life.

The benefits to emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being that laughter, play and love bring are both intuitively obvious and supported by research. I am particularly interested in the additional practical benefits they bring to the development of creative capability and character in youth. (more…)

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Experience The Excitement & Wonder of TEDx In The Woodlands.

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A few months ago, we released a blog post about Ted.com by Leslie Nelson to inform you, our readers, about this extremely interesting and giant community involving people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world.

Today, REEP would like to share with you more information about an upcoming TEDx Youth event, which will be happening here in the Greater Houston area, and to encourage you to attend. There’s still time to register!

On January 7th, 2012 the second TEDx event in The Woodlands goes live in the same beautiful venue, the Music Hall. This event’s theme is “Imaginate – Imagine & Create“.  Both adults and mature youth are invited to attend. Over 15 adult and youth speakers and performers will share how they “Imaginate” a better world.

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