living a made up life and getting away with it!
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This presentation was created for, and given, at Ignite Portland in February 2008. Presenters had 5 minutes (15 slides, 20 seconds per slide) to share their topic with over 750 members of the audience. Mine was the only presentation that day that was focused on a rather serious issue - overcoming personal trauma to create a life by design rather than one of survival and status quo. To see the video of the presentation that accompanies this slide show, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM6qECYlE9I. PRESENTATION INTRO In 1965 I was sexually abused by my father – I was 5. In 1973 I was held hostage by the American Indian Movement in my home at Wounded Knee – I was 12. These two events showed me the process and course of violence, and its debilitating results. Unlike my oppressors/abusers in these two situations, I chose a different pathway - love - and the tool I use to infect others with it is art. This presentation and the accompanying video is one telling of that tale.TRANSCRIPT
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Living a Made Up Life, and Getting Away With It!
Presented by: Adrienne FritzeMom – artist – social entrepreneur – community activist
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The Inherited Script
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When I was 5, my dad risked my life…
When I was 12, AIM risked my life…
And then later, I risked my own…
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I Was Playing a Role That Bound Me…
…a Role in Which I QuestionedEverything – Even My Right to be Alive
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Who am I?
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What am I worth?
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Could I love anyone?
Could anyone love me?
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My answers were heartbreaking.
I thought I was…
… a victim and a martyr
… worthless and broken
… unlovable and potentially dangerous
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The cost of following a similar script as my father, was
enormous.
I saw I had a choice.
Follow their storyline, or write my own.
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is rooted in the challengesof my childhood…
The vision for my existence
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non-
I knew I had to write a new interpretation of my life – and the only way I could do that, was to be with how my life already was and had been…
re-
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Truth
Beauty
Freedom
Love
I gave myself
permissionto recognize what matters
to me
And I gave myself
permissionto CREATE.
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I changed my surroundingsso that they embodied my vision
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Including my friends
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The Changes Felt Good
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I Shared the Changes
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Sharing Saved My Life, While it made a difference in the Lives of Others
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All is as it should be. I love, I am loved, I am a conduit for love. I walk with extraordinary companions, and will until the end of my days.
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And I believe, if I can do this, you can too.
You have a choice.
Inherit a script,or write your own.
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Want to know more?
Come find meor visit
www.adriennefritze.com