How music can help you find peace after loss | Steven Sharp Nelson

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🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Music can act as a guide, says cellist Steven Sharp Nelson. It has the power to unlock the mind, tap into the heart and bring light in the darkest times. Take a deep breath as Nelson takes you on a melodic, meditative journey that could reconnect you with your closest loved ones -- no matter how near or far they may be.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
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0:14.4	For Chellest Stephen Sharp Nelson, music is connection.
0:18.9	It is storytelling.
0:20.5	It is a language for gratitude.
0:23.1	In his 2020 archive talk from Ted X Salt Lake City, he shares how music gave him a way
0:28.4	to both celebrate and grieve a loved one.
0:31.7	And stick around because he plays for us, too, after a break.
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1:19.5	So many people in our lives make our life purpose possible.
1:24.2	And necessary.
1:25.7	I'd like to take you on a musical journey that connects you with one of those people.
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