Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” Toastmaster Isabella led a lively meeting with three speakers:
Bill presented ” Four Amazing Super Powers” , three that he was endowed with because he was born white and one he is striving for. Thoughtful original and powerful anecdotes to illustrate the reality that your skin color, not what you do, dictates how you are viewed by the police, your clients, the sales staff . You could die for no other reason than you have the ” wrong” skin color. Authentic, powerful.
Bill wished for a power of vision to see white privilege. He has vision and he is opening our eyes: thanks Bill!
Polina presented ” Are computers making your office visit better or worse”. A case for digitization and digital transformation of medical records. Well done explaining the pros and cons, Polina!
Scott led us in a guided meditation titled: “Letting go, a guided meditation” Using his calm voice to guide us, he brought calm and well being to the meeting. Try it: Breathe in and think ” Let”, breathe out and think ” Go” a bunch of times when you are stressed. It works!
Scott’s speech matches Judy’s quote of the day very well: “My religion is very simple – my religion is kindness.” – Dalai Lama
Paula hosted a desk scavenger hunt for table topics. Ahmad, Sara, Lara, Jinendra and LinXuan were lively participants of this ” Show and Tell”.
Sara and Wei Hu were excellent helpers ( Grammarian and Timer respectively) The word of the day was ” Intersectionality”.
Thanks all for another thought provoking, instructive and fun meeting!
Our next meeting is March 20th.
What do Mauritius Island, fashion design, Vaclav Havel, Poutine and the Emerald City have in common? Me! All these ways have led me to ( drum roll...) the Seattle Sunrise Toastmasters where friends and great speakers are made! I look forward to sharing my stories with you!
