It is interesting how GOOD we are for one another. I've believed this for a long time, but in the last few years, the reality of it has continued to show up on my path in new and different ways. Each of them linked by a common thread that when one DIFFERENCE meets another DIFFERENCE, a kind of magic takes place.
When I was writing my book, Putting Our Differences to Work, I wrote about many different kinds of "duets" of talent, reaching for the NEW, the UNIQUE, the EXCELLENT. One of my favorite stories came from the story of Helen Keller. The following is the excerpt:
Helen Keller was a remarkable person — an author, activist, lecturer, the first blind and deaf person to graduate from college, and leadership role model—and together with her remarkable teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, demonstrated the power of putting our differences to work for over fifty years. In Take a Look at Yourself, a treasured old book now out of print, I read this account of one night when they came together to Denver on a tour. In reading it, you get a real sense about the experience of achievement from two leaders with very different points of view: Helen Keller stood on the stage, her fingertips on the violin of a great master, while he played “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.” She began to sway gently and to keep time with her free hand, as she caught the rhythm; and she turned to the audience, when the sweet mystery was done, to say, with tears in her eyes, “I have found life so beautiful!” Back in the shadows, out of the spotlight, getting none of the applause and wanting none of it, stood Mrs. Macy. One can imagine the joy in the moment of achievement from both student and teacher.
Quite by CHANCE...
This year, quite by chance, I was again introduced to another kind of differences in duet through the remarkable work of pianist and music educator, Jessica Roemischer. I first was blessed to meet with her across the miles for an interview. My conversation with her was so exceptional, we decided it needed a beautiful place to share it. So with Jessica's partnership we built an amazing multi-media exhibit at our WOMEN's GALLERY at the Global Dialogue Center.
I hope you come take a personal tour. VISIT NOW You will learn about the transformative power of piano duet improvisation. Jessica Roemischer describes the miracle this way, "The ability to express beauty through music is inherent in us all and unfettered by any limitation.” The visual learning exhibit, my interview with her, and the videos will help you step inside the remarkable experience of being with her. Be sure to FIRST put your headset on as you look through the visual exhibit at the top --- and listen to Jessica Roemischer's rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star." It will touch your heart! VISIT NOW
What do you think about the miracle that happens in duet?
Can you think of experiences you've had?
Warm regards,
Debbe
Home of Women in the Lead
www.globaldialoguecenter.com/women
author, Putting Our Differences to Work
The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership
and High Performance
Twitter @debbekennedy
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