Shannon Kringen Public Speaking 5 minute speech

Shannon Kringen
Public Speaking 5 minute speech
1/25/13

Visual and Performing Arts is as important as math, science, sports, and all other subjects taught in school.

Personally I think the arts have saved my life. As a child I felt left out, excluded and in my own world. I was very shy and yet had a strong desire to connect to something beyond myself. I was socially awkward but excelled in the arts.

Creativity is a language. Music and Visual art have a way of tapping into parts of the brain that may otherwise remain dormant.

The amazing Temple Grandin who is herself autistic and yet has earned a PHD in animal science is an example of someone who is very gifted in her unique way of processing information in her brain- and yet she had major problems in school as a child being autistic. Thanks to a wise mother and teachers who saw she had gifts she is able to translate her photographic memory into words and communicate those to others.

People who are gifted in one area may have deficits in other areas. The arts often provides a doorway into minds of unusual people who can otherwise not be reached.

I agree with Temple Grandin who said something to the effect of ?There is not enough building up of the talents and there is too much of trying to make people learn things they are not good at so they can be ?normal?.

Each person has a unique voice and art is a way to tap into that. I encourage people to find their gifts. Nurture your talents and build on those. I agree with Joseph Campbell who coined the phrase ?Follow your bliss?. It's not just about your own personal ?fun? following your bliss is like riding on a river current that connects you with all the other people you need to meet and have community with. If you focus on doing what you truly love and not what others think you should do you will attract synchronicity into your life and have experiences you would never otherwise have.

I have found making art is balancing to my brain. It calms me down when I'm upset and it wakes me up when I have low energy.

I suggest listening to the voice within you and seeing what attracts you? Visual art, music, theatre, dance? Do you want to create or express something? Or do you love watching or listening to others who create art/music/theatre/dance? I think people thrive when the arts are kept lively.

Write a poem, take a photo, draw a picture, sing, dance, play! Life is about creating. Problem solving in other areas of life are enhanced when one engages in creative expression. Art is about so much more than the arts. Making art develops the ability to solve problems. This is very nourishing to the brain.

Ask yourself what you want to create and make a list on paper right now and try at least one thing on your list! Listen to your heart on how this makes you feel when you create something new.

Source: http://shannonkringen.livejournal.com/2646727.html

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