Our Stories Are Our Ladders to the Stars
I just watched Donovan Livingston's Harvard commencement address. It's truly stunning.
If you haven't seen it, it's worth watching, thrice over.
You can also read the full text online here too.
He spoke to the deepest part of my heart and soul, where it comes to writing, to education, to believing in ourselves and in our children and in our capacity for greatness.
I loved this:
I was in the 7th grade, when Ms. Parker told me,
“Donovan, we can put your excess energy to good use!”
And she introduced me to the sound of my own voice.
She gave me a stage. A platform.
She told me that our stories are ladders
That make it easier for us to touch the stars.
Write your stories.
