The Danger of a Single Story

So I thought I would post a couple of thought provoking videos and an article for this week's post. Yes they are a bit lengthy and you don't have to watch them all if you don't want. But even if you do watch just one or part of one, I hope it can spark some inner dialogue. The first deals more with cultural perceptions. I would recommend watching the video first before reading the article in order to have some background.

This is the article: http://thoughtcatalog.com/2013/educating-america-diminishing-africas-single-story/


This next video is by Brene Brown. You may notice she is also the author of the book Hierald gave everyone at orientation. Her talk on vulnerability was actually very inspirational to me in college and helped influence the way I view vulnerability and what it can mean.

 Again, I hope these videos and their themes will spark dialogue with people you interact with or even just inner dialogue. My challenge to all of you is to see how we can begin practicing vulnerability or the awareness of different stories in our own lives and communities right now. One of the biggest human temptations is to say "I'll do it tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll start being a better person. Tomorrow I will smile more. Tomorrow I will start being more inclusive." What ends up happening, we all know too well, is that "tomorrow" never happens. So I hope we can all start being more aware and practicing some of what we have been reflecting and learning about NOW in our current communities so we won't be completely unprepared when leaving the country. Buena Suerte! (Good luck in Spanish lol) Feel free to comment about anything!