This talk (The 3 A's of Awesome) mixes Neil Pasrichas life experience, parents moving to a new country, and story telling to set up the 3 A's of awesome, which started as a simple blog like this one, naming things that are just... awesome! Such as clean sheets and bubble wrap. He says how we all need to get in touch with our 3 year old selves to really appreciate the world (which is Awareness in the 3 A's), one of his examples being when a child watches a bug cross the sidewalk, and watching their first baseball game. They take in everything good, not the bad, and we need to do that to create a more awesome life for ourselves.
I really enjoyed the aspect of storytelling in this talk, to listen to in depth personal things that have happened to him year by year, it almost made you relate to what happened to you that year. However, this is what he was making a point about, we need to not dwell on the bad things that happened, whatever they are and however bad they were, we need to grieve and then move on with our lives becoming stronger and in the end, happier. Even if it is the hardest thing you have to do.
I suppose one of the reasons I have connected so much with this talk is because I am currently having a difficult time. I suffer from anxiety which affects me physically also, making me feel ill a lot of the time (as most people who know me will know from my constant moaning!). Recently I have bitten the bullet and started to beat it, I had a realization much like Neil Pasricha, and opened my eyes in a sense. What's the point in dwelling on everything, if it is going to happen it will. I have fantastic support behind me and this has helped a lot. Anyway, enough about that, dwelling again!
Neil Pasricha's talk has gone into my favourites and is an amazing way to think about life, I will be forwarding this to as many people as I can as I believe it's something a lot of people need to hear.
Well done Mr. Neil Pasrichas :)
http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome.html
http://1000awesomethings.com
