[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
close your eyes and imagine yourself
close your eyes and imagine yourself walking on your toes
walking on your toes
walking on your toes halfway through is serving original
halfway through is serving original
halfway through is serving original balance because if your muscles are a
balance because if your muscles are a
balance because if your muscles are a little too weak to lift your feet off
little too weak to lift your feet off
little too weak to lift your feet off the ground then you proceed to whack
the ground then you proceed to whack
the ground then you proceed to whack dragging each stop behind you as you
dragging each stop behind you as you
dragging each stop behind you as you struggle to maintain your energy without
struggle to maintain your energy without
struggle to maintain your energy without having fatigue you pass and pass your
having fatigue you pass and pass your
having fatigue you pass and pass your way through trying to be serviced if you
way through trying to be serviced if you
way through trying to be serviced if you are not careful you’re most likely to
are not careful you’re most likely to
are not careful you’re most likely to fall and scrape your knees or hands now
fall and scrape your knees or hands now
fall and scrape your knees or hands now I want you to open your eyes if you
I want you to open your eyes if you
I want you to open your eyes if you haven’t picked up by now
haven’t picked up by now
haven’t picked up by now this is hi wow this is my life with
this is hi wow this is my life with
this is hi wow this is my life with cerebral palsy I had to crawl for the
cerebral palsy I had to crawl for the
cerebral palsy I had to crawl for the first five years of my life when my dad
first five years of my life when my dad
first five years of my life when my dad constantly holding me whenever we go out
constantly holding me whenever we go out
constantly holding me whenever we go out in public it was an entire six years old
in public it was an entire six years old
in public it was an entire six years old that I started to walk I had always felt
that I started to walk I had always felt
that I started to walk I had always felt conflicted about my love of dependence
conflicted about my love of dependence
conflicted about my love of dependence of others I’m the one hand I would like
of others I’m the one hand I would like
of others I’m the one hand I would like to be independent and prove to myself
to be independent and prove to myself
to be independent and prove to myself that I can do anything but on the other
that I can do anything but on the other
that I can do anything but on the other hand I do not like to feel like a burden
hand I do not like to feel like a burden
hand I do not like to feel like a burden on others however I realize that opening
on others however I realize that opening
on others however I realize that opening up and making connections actually
up and making connections actually
up and making connections actually lessen the burdens and motivates me over
lessen the burdens and motivates me over
lessen the burdens and motivates me over can be scientists at the age of four I
can be scientists at the age of four I
can be scientists at the age of four I emigrated to America from Vietnam I
emigrated to America from Vietnam I
emigrated to America from Vietnam I spoke no English with in addition to my
spoke no English with in addition to my
spoke no English with in addition to my delivery made life extremely difficult
delivery made life extremely difficult
delivery made life extremely difficult when I started kindergarten the English
when I started kindergarten the English
when I started kindergarten the English language barrier made it very tired
language barrier made it very tired
language barrier made it very tired for me to communicate it said I spent
for me to communicate it said I spent
for me to communicate it said I spent much of my time with one with all my
much of my time with one with all my
much of my time with one with all my teachers one of whom was evident
everything would help me with motor
everything would help me with motor skills adaptive sports and walking while
skills adaptive sports and walking while
skills adaptive sports and walking while the other kids got to participate in
the other kids got to participate in
the other kids got to participate in between PE one day I didn’t feel like
between PE one day I didn’t feel like
between PE one day I didn’t feel like going to my weekly adapted session with
going to my weekly adapted session with
going to my weekly adapted session with her I did not want you to help me my dr.
her I did not want you to help me my dr.
her I did not want you to help me my dr. Peterson definitely made me feel
Peterson definitely made me feel
Peterson definitely made me feel isolated I didn’t understand why I
isolated I didn’t understand why I
isolated I didn’t understand why I needed to be separated from my friends
needed to be separated from my friends
needed to be separated from my friends inside I did definitely yearn for the
inside I did definitely yearn for the
inside I did definitely yearn for the connection but the language barrier
connection but the language barrier
connection but the language barrier obviously made it very difficult for me
obviously made it very difficult for me
obviously made it very difficult for me to warm up to her the one thing that we
to warm up to her the one thing that we
to warm up to her the one thing that we fear as humans is isolated by isolation
fear as humans is isolated by isolation
fear as humans is isolated by isolation is by definition is an intensive
is by definition is an intensive
is by definition is an intensive separation from others one of the ways
separation from others one of the ways
separation from others one of the ways that we can persevere when we experience
that we can persevere when we experience
that we can persevere when we experience isolation in life is to connect with
isolation in life is to connect with
isolation in life is to connect with people who believe in us Evelyn is one
people who believe in us Evelyn is one
people who believe in us Evelyn is one of those people in my life and she
of those people in my life and she
of those people in my life and she really rather than taking my mood calm
really rather than taking my mood calm
really rather than taking my mood calm especially she was persistent with me it
especially she was persistent with me it
especially she was persistent with me it was then that I realized she had seen
was then that I realized she had seen
was then that I realized she had seen something in me that I could not see
something in me that I could not see
something in me that I could not see with my soul and this was the desire to
with my soul and this was the desire to
with my soul and this was the desire to persevere if I knew that my isolation
persevere if I knew that my isolation
persevere if I knew that my isolation was haman my abilities of her severe so
was haman my abilities of her severe so
was haman my abilities of her severe so she went out of her way to form a
she went out of her way to form a
she went out of her way to form a connection with me evident taught me
connection with me evident taught me
connection with me evident taught me that connection is the foundation for
that connection is the foundation for
that connection is the foundation for perseverance perseverance is all about
perseverance perseverance is all about
perseverance perseverance is all about pursuing life with a positive attitude
pursuing life with a positive attitude
pursuing life with a positive attitude even through hardships even religious
even through hardships even religious
even through hardships even religious challenges in your life positivity is
challenges in your life positivity is
challenges in your life positivity is that mindset when we develop and we
that mindset when we develop and we
that mindset when we develop and we surround ourselves as people who matter
surround ourselves as people who matter
surround ourselves as people who matter in life there are people who see valuing
in life there are people who see valuing
in life there are people who see valuing us even when we can’t spirit in
us even when we can’t spirit in
us even when we can’t spirit in ourselves this past year I met a group
ourselves this past year I met a group
ourselves this past year I met a group of friends who work on a documentary
of friends who work on a documentary
of friends who work on a documentary one day my friend company called me up
one day my friend company called me up
one day my friend company called me up and said hey Siri would you like to be
and said hey Siri would you like to be
and said hey Siri would you like to be in the documentary I said yes and not
in the documentary I said yes and not
in the documentary I said yes and not yes definitely changed my life
yes definitely changed my life
yes definitely changed my life why the dominie showcase what life is
why the dominie showcase what life is
why the dominie showcase what life is like with a disability it was definitely
like with a disability it was definitely
like with a disability it was definitely an example of perseverance as we walked
an example of perseverance as we walked
an example of perseverance as we walked on the beach together my friends guide
on the beach together my friends guide
on the beach together my friends guide me hand in hand and at what point during
me hand in hand and at what point during
me hand in hand and at what point during the scene I actually fell understand my
the scene I actually fell understand my
the scene I actually fell understand my friends quickly pulled me up and then it
friends quickly pulled me up and then it
friends quickly pulled me up and then it was then that I realized that our
was then that I realized that our
was then that I realized that our friendship this connection that we have
friendship this connection that we have
friendship this connection that we have and our friendship to persevere
and our friendship to persevere
and our friendship to persevere connection is the foundation professor
connection is the foundation professor
connection is the foundation professor veers two months ago I lost my friend
veers two months ago I lost my friend
veers two months ago I lost my friend Alicia to brain cancer
Alicia to brain cancer
Alicia to brain cancer she was a 27-year eminating who batted
she was a 27-year eminating who batted
she was a 27-year eminating who batted arrow notes for 14 months of her life
arrow notes for 14 months of her life
arrow notes for 14 months of her life despite her pain during chemotherapy
despite her pain during chemotherapy
despite her pain during chemotherapy radiation and surgery this friend of
radiation and surgery this friend of
radiation and surgery this friend of mine never once complained and instead
mine never once complained and instead
mine never once complained and instead encouraged her family members to stay
encouraged her family members to stay
encouraged her family members to stay positive she was also an artist she
positive she was also an artist she
positive she was also an artist she designed t-shirts and turned eyes to
designed t-shirts and turned eyes to
designed t-shirts and turned eyes to help raise money for her treatments in
help raise money for her treatments in
help raise money for her treatments in return her model stay positive has
return her model stay positive has
return her model stay positive has inspired the people surrounding her with
inspired the people surrounding her with
inspired the people surrounding her with love and care it’s a smart act of love
love and care it’s a smart act of love
love and care it’s a smart act of love that counts she is a true example of
that counts she is a true example of
that counts she is a true example of perseverance and positivity because she
perseverance and positivity because she
perseverance and positivity because she kept fighting her battle with a smile
kept fighting her battle with a smile
kept fighting her battle with a smile until the very very end our girl she
until the very very end our girl she
until the very very end our girl she lived a short life she definitely
lived a short life she definitely
lived a short life she definitely instead some people have many years
instead some people have many years
instead some people have many years others don’t and I’m serving nobody in
others don’t and I’m serving nobody in
others don’t and I’m serving nobody in his audience can predict our own death
his audience can predict our own death
his audience can predict our own death connection it’s the foundation professor
connection it’s the foundation professor
connection it’s the foundation professor views it is the essence from limb for
views it is the essence from limb for
views it is the essence from limb for fulfilled life I would like to ask you
fulfilled life I would like to ask you
fulfilled life I would like to ask you all to take a few seconds to think of
all to take a few seconds to think of
all to take a few seconds to think of one or more people in your life who has
one or more people in your life who has
one or more people in your life who has helped you if they’re right next year
helped you if they’re right next year
helped you if they’re right next year turn to them and smile or if they’re not
turn to them and smile or if they’re not
turn to them and smile or if they’re not visualize them
[Music]
[Music] the next time you feel like giving up a
the next time you feel like giving up a
the next time you feel like giving up a macro or psycho just please remember why
macro or psycho just please remember why
macro or psycho just please remember why it exists remember who and what got you
it exists remember who and what got you
it exists remember who and what got you up in the morning making make
up in the morning making make
up in the morning making make connections people who that you are you
connections people who that you are you
connections people who that you are you need them in a long run because life
need them in a long run because life
need them in a long run because life will throw you curveballs they will be
will throw you curveballs they will be
will throw you curveballs they will be tough my parents friends teachers
tough my parents friends teachers
tough my parents friends teachers doctors therapists and I know many of
doctors therapists and I know many of
doctors therapists and I know many of them are in his audience had given me
them are in his audience had given me
them are in his audience had given me the strength to overcome my shoulders
the strength to overcome my shoulders
the strength to overcome my shoulders because obviously they did not give up
because obviously they did not give up
because obviously they did not give up on me and that is why connection is the
on me and that is why connection is the
on me and that is why connection is the foundation professor Vince I encourage
foundation professor Vince I encourage
foundation professor Vince I encourage you all to think about the connection
you all to think about the connection
you all to think about the connection you make now and in the future think
you make now and in the future think
you make now and in the future think about the people who came into your life
about the people who came into your life
about the people who came into your life there’s certainly there for one reason
there’s certainly there for one reason
there’s certainly there for one reason and now this because they believe in
and now this because they believe in
and now this because they believe in your perseverance it’s a big word that
your perseverance it’s a big word that
your perseverance it’s a big word that carries a lot of meaning however I
carries a lot of meaning however I
carries a lot of meaning however I believe it does not exist for Thought
believe it does not exist for Thought
believe it does not exist for Thought people it certainly doesn’t exist
people it certainly doesn’t exist
people it certainly doesn’t exist without connection persevere and stay
without connection persevere and stay
without connection persevere and stay positive hours thank you
positive hours thank you
positive hours thank you [Applause]
[Music] [Applause]
close your eyes and imagine yourself
close your eyes and imagine yourself walking on your toes
walking on your toes
walking on your toes halfway through is serving original
halfway through is serving original
halfway through is serving original balance because if your muscles are a
balance because if your muscles are a
balance because if your muscles are a little too weak to lift your feet off
little too weak to lift your feet off
little too weak to lift your feet off the ground then you proceed to whack
the ground then you proceed to whack
the ground then you proceed to whack dragging each stop behind you as you
dragging each stop behind you as you
dragging each stop behind you as you struggle to maintain your energy without
struggle to maintain your energy without
struggle to maintain your energy without having fatigue you pass and pass your
having fatigue you pass and pass your
having fatigue you pass and pass your way through trying to be serviced if you
way through trying to be serviced if you
way through trying to be serviced if you are not careful you’re most likely to
are not careful you’re most likely to
are not careful you’re most likely to fall and scrape your knees or hands now
fall and scrape your knees or hands now
fall and scrape your knees or hands now I want you to open your eyes if you
I want you to open your eyes if you
I want you to open your eyes if you haven’t picked up by now
haven’t picked up by now
haven’t picked up by now this is hi wow this is my life with
this is hi wow this is my life with
this is hi wow this is my life with cerebral palsy I had to crawl for the
cerebral palsy I had to crawl for the
cerebral palsy I had to crawl for the first five years of my life when my dad
first five years of my life when my dad
first five years of my life when my dad constantly holding me whenever we go out
constantly holding me whenever we go out
constantly holding me whenever we go out in public it was an entire six years old
in public it was an entire six years old
in public it was an entire six years old that I started to walk I had always felt
that I started to walk I had always felt
that I started to walk I had always felt conflicted about my love of dependence
conflicted about my love of dependence
conflicted about my love of dependence of others I’m the one hand I would like
of others I’m the one hand I would like
of others I’m the one hand I would like to be independent and prove to myself
to be independent and prove to myself
to be independent and prove to myself that I can do anything but on the other
that I can do anything but on the other
that I can do anything but on the other hand I do not like to feel like a burden
hand I do not like to feel like a burden
hand I do not like to feel like a burden on others however I realize that opening
on others however I realize that opening
on others however I realize that opening up and making connections actually
up and making connections actually
up and making connections actually lessen the burdens and motivates me over
lessen the burdens and motivates me over
lessen the burdens and motivates me over can be scientists at the age of four I
can be scientists at the age of four I
can be scientists at the age of four I emigrated to America from Vietnam I
emigrated to America from Vietnam I
emigrated to America from Vietnam I spoke no English with in addition to my
spoke no English with in addition to my
spoke no English with in addition to my delivery made life extremely difficult
delivery made life extremely difficult
delivery made life extremely difficult when I started kindergarten the English
when I started kindergarten the English
when I started kindergarten the English language barrier made it very tired
language barrier made it very tired
language barrier made it very tired for me to communicate it said I spent
for me to communicate it said I spent
for me to communicate it said I spent much of my time with one with all my
much of my time with one with all my
much of my time with one with all my teachers one of whom was evident
everything would help me with motor
everything would help me with motor skills adaptive sports and walking while
skills adaptive sports and walking while
skills adaptive sports and walking while the other kids got to participate in
the other kids got to participate in
the other kids got to participate in between PE one day I didn’t feel like
between PE one day I didn’t feel like
between PE one day I didn’t feel like going to my weekly adapted session with
going to my weekly adapted session with
going to my weekly adapted session with her I did not want you to help me my dr.
her I did not want you to help me my dr.
her I did not want you to help me my dr. Peterson definitely made me feel
Peterson definitely made me feel
Peterson definitely made me feel isolated I didn’t understand why I
isolated I didn’t understand why I
isolated I didn’t understand why I needed to be separated from my friends
needed to be separated from my friends
needed to be separated from my friends inside I did definitely yearn for the
inside I did definitely yearn for the
inside I did definitely yearn for the connection but the language barrier
connection but the language barrier
connection but the language barrier obviously made it very difficult for me
obviously made it very difficult for me
obviously made it very difficult for me to warm up to her the one thing that we
to warm up to her the one thing that we
to warm up to her the one thing that we fear as humans is isolated by isolation
fear as humans is isolated by isolation
fear as humans is isolated by isolation is by definition is an intensive
is by definition is an intensive
is by definition is an intensive separation from others one of the ways
separation from others one of the ways
separation from others one of the ways that we can persevere when we experience
that we can persevere when we experience
that we can persevere when we experience isolation in life is to connect with
isolation in life is to connect with
isolation in life is to connect with people who believe in us Evelyn is one
people who believe in us Evelyn is one
people who believe in us Evelyn is one of those people in my life and she
of those people in my life and she
of those people in my life and she really rather than taking my mood calm
really rather than taking my mood calm
really rather than taking my mood calm especially she was persistent with me it
especially she was persistent with me it
especially she was persistent with me it was then that I realized she had seen
was then that I realized she had seen
was then that I realized she had seen something in me that I could not see
something in me that I could not see
something in me that I could not see with my soul and this was the desire to
with my soul and this was the desire to
with my soul and this was the desire to persevere if I knew that my isolation
persevere if I knew that my isolation
persevere if I knew that my isolation was haman my abilities of her severe so
was haman my abilities of her severe so
was haman my abilities of her severe so she went out of her way to form a
she went out of her way to form a
she went out of her way to form a connection with me evident taught me
connection with me evident taught me
connection with me evident taught me that connection is the foundation for
that connection is the foundation for
that connection is the foundation for perseverance perseverance is all about
perseverance perseverance is all about
perseverance perseverance is all about pursuing life with a positive attitude
pursuing life with a positive attitude
pursuing life with a positive attitude even through hardships even religious
even through hardships even religious
even through hardships even religious challenges in your life positivity is
challenges in your life positivity is
challenges in your life positivity is that mindset when we develop and we
that mindset when we develop and we
that mindset when we develop and we surround ourselves as people who matter
surround ourselves as people who matter
surround ourselves as people who matter in life there are people who see valuing
in life there are people who see valuing
in life there are people who see valuing us even when we can’t spirit in
us even when we can’t spirit in
us even when we can’t spirit in ourselves this past year I met a group
ourselves this past year I met a group
ourselves this past year I met a group of friends who work on a documentary
of friends who work on a documentary
of friends who work on a documentary one day my friend company called me up
one day my friend company called me up
one day my friend company called me up and said hey Siri would you like to be
and said hey Siri would you like to be
and said hey Siri would you like to be in the documentary I said yes and not
in the documentary I said yes and not
in the documentary I said yes and not yes definitely changed my life
yes definitely changed my life
yes definitely changed my life why the dominie showcase what life is
why the dominie showcase what life is
why the dominie showcase what life is like with a disability it was definitely
like with a disability it was definitely
like with a disability it was definitely an example of perseverance as we walked
an example of perseverance as we walked
an example of perseverance as we walked on the beach together my friends guide
on the beach together my friends guide
on the beach together my friends guide me hand in hand and at what point during
me hand in hand and at what point during
me hand in hand and at what point during the scene I actually fell understand my
the scene I actually fell understand my
the scene I actually fell understand my friends quickly pulled me up and then it
friends quickly pulled me up and then it
friends quickly pulled me up and then it was then that I realized that our
was then that I realized that our
was then that I realized that our friendship this connection that we have
friendship this connection that we have
friendship this connection that we have and our friendship to persevere
and our friendship to persevere
and our friendship to persevere connection is the foundation professor
connection is the foundation professor
connection is the foundation professor veers two months ago I lost my friend
veers two months ago I lost my friend
veers two months ago I lost my friend Alicia to brain cancer
Alicia to brain cancer
Alicia to brain cancer she was a 27-year eminating who batted
she was a 27-year eminating who batted
she was a 27-year eminating who batted arrow notes for 14 months of her life
arrow notes for 14 months of her life
arrow notes for 14 months of her life despite her pain during chemotherapy
despite her pain during chemotherapy
despite her pain during chemotherapy radiation and surgery this friend of
radiation and surgery this friend of
radiation and surgery this friend of mine never once complained and instead
mine never once complained and instead
mine never once complained and instead encouraged her family members to stay
encouraged her family members to stay
encouraged her family members to stay positive she was also an artist she
positive she was also an artist she
positive she was also an artist she designed t-shirts and turned eyes to
designed t-shirts and turned eyes to
designed t-shirts and turned eyes to help raise money for her treatments in
help raise money for her treatments in
help raise money for her treatments in return her model stay positive has
return her model stay positive has
return her model stay positive has inspired the people surrounding her with
inspired the people surrounding her with
inspired the people surrounding her with love and care it’s a smart act of love
love and care it’s a smart act of love
love and care it’s a smart act of love that counts she is a true example of
that counts she is a true example of
that counts she is a true example of perseverance and positivity because she
perseverance and positivity because she
perseverance and positivity because she kept fighting her battle with a smile
kept fighting her battle with a smile
kept fighting her battle with a smile until the very very end our girl she
until the very very end our girl she
until the very very end our girl she lived a short life she definitely
lived a short life she definitely
lived a short life she definitely instead some people have many years
instead some people have many years
instead some people have many years others don’t and I’m serving nobody in
others don’t and I’m serving nobody in
others don’t and I’m serving nobody in his audience can predict our own death
his audience can predict our own death
his audience can predict our own death connection it’s the foundation professor
connection it’s the foundation professor
connection it’s the foundation professor views it is the essence from limb for
views it is the essence from limb for
views it is the essence from limb for fulfilled life I would like to ask you
fulfilled life I would like to ask you
fulfilled life I would like to ask you all to take a few seconds to think of
all to take a few seconds to think of
all to take a few seconds to think of one or more people in your life who has
one or more people in your life who has
one or more people in your life who has helped you if they’re right next year
helped you if they’re right next year
helped you if they’re right next year turn to them and smile or if they’re not
turn to them and smile or if they’re not
turn to them and smile or if they’re not visualize them
[Music]
[Music] the next time you feel like giving up a
the next time you feel like giving up a
the next time you feel like giving up a macro or psycho just please remember why
macro or psycho just please remember why
macro or psycho just please remember why it exists remember who and what got you
it exists remember who and what got you
it exists remember who and what got you up in the morning making make
up in the morning making make
up in the morning making make connections people who that you are you
connections people who that you are you
connections people who that you are you need them in a long run because life
need them in a long run because life
need them in a long run because life will throw you curveballs they will be
will throw you curveballs they will be
will throw you curveballs they will be tough my parents friends teachers
tough my parents friends teachers
tough my parents friends teachers doctors therapists and I know many of
doctors therapists and I know many of
doctors therapists and I know many of them are in his audience had given me
them are in his audience had given me
them are in his audience had given me the strength to overcome my shoulders
the strength to overcome my shoulders
the strength to overcome my shoulders because obviously they did not give up
because obviously they did not give up
because obviously they did not give up on me and that is why connection is the
on me and that is why connection is the
on me and that is why connection is the foundation professor Vince I encourage
foundation professor Vince I encourage
foundation professor Vince I encourage you all to think about the connection
you all to think about the connection
you all to think about the connection you make now and in the future think
you make now and in the future think
you make now and in the future think about the people who came into your life
about the people who came into your life
about the people who came into your life there’s certainly there for one reason
there’s certainly there for one reason
there’s certainly there for one reason and now this because they believe in
and now this because they believe in
and now this because they believe in your perseverance it’s a big word that
your perseverance it’s a big word that
your perseverance it’s a big word that carries a lot of meaning however I
carries a lot of meaning however I
carries a lot of meaning however I believe it does not exist for Thought
believe it does not exist for Thought
believe it does not exist for Thought people it certainly doesn’t exist
people it certainly doesn’t exist
people it certainly doesn’t exist without connection persevere and stay
without connection persevere and stay
without connection persevere and stay positive hours thank you
positive hours thank you
positive hours thank you [Applause]
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