I have been totally stressed out. Totally.
I've had to present orientation sessions this week. And tomorrow I team teach two "Craft of Teaching" sessions for faculty with a former colleague who's great, but he's driving 150 miles to come do it with me, so it's going to be "by chance" whether it goes well. I'm also the point person for three days of programming for 120 faculty from Thursday through Saturday. I want it to be good, but there's still so much to do.
And then yesterday, to top it all off, I realized I had double-scheduled a performance of men's chorus (for which I'm pianist) and my whole family being in Portland for the weekend of the marathon. There's no one else to blame for this fiasco. It was my fault.
This has not been good for my state of mind.
Then this morning I caught this video on Bloglines and it made me so happy I teared up and grinned at the same time. So here it is:
I can't explain it; you will just have to take my word for it as to how much this warms a Third Culture Kid's heart. It reminds me that the universe is much bigger than me, and that there are cool people all over this "big blue marble." Somehow that brings a bit of balance back to my perspective.
And for you readers who always ask "How did he do that, anyhow?" here's a bonus clip for you:
(Laurie C., I thought I saw the original clip in Bloglines from you, but I can't find it now.)
Super videos. I shared it with my news listserv. I hope it brightens up their day.
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Super videos! I just emailed the links around. No wonder he has millions of You Tube hits. Hope your days get back in order soon.
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ReplyDeleteYou did see it on my blog, then I took it off to try and load a higher definition video...
Definitely one of my favorites!
I have seen the first one but thanks for showing the 2nd - how he did it. This did more than just make me smile, it touched something deep inside me for some reason. Anyways thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAs I watched the first video, here's how my thought progressed:
ReplyDelete1. "Well that's cool, look at all those places he's going."
2. "Why is he dancing?"
3. "Oh, cool, he got people to dance with him!"
4. "Now...is he really IN all those places, or is that green-screened?"
So thanks for showing the next video. :o) I loved the music, and the dancing kids were awesome. Especially in the Philippines and Africa. Loved it.
Glad you all liked it! In some ways, looking at more of his website and seeing his video takes some of the magic out of it for me, especially when I got into some of his philosophy and comments at his website. But that's OK. I have found that any artistic expression ought to be allowed to be a standalone for what it does for the audience; it's much more powerful and surprising that way....
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