Nothing beats a failure but a try, by Kaya Henderson
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2020
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Kaya Henderson has spent a career reimagining urban education for the 21st century. But Kaya’s faith in her own potential is tested during her first semester at a top-tier school. When she falls well short of her own standards, Kaya's exacting mother helps reframe her perspective on failure, turning what feels like the end of the road into a loving provocation to push on.
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| 0:00.0 | Whether you're a long-time listener of meditative story or just joining us for the first time, |
| 0:05.3 | you might hear new ideas and perspectives that will shape the way you think about your |
| 0:09.2 | own lived experience. |
| 0:11.0 | Let's lean into that. |
| 0:13.6 | After all, narrative is how we make sense of the world around us. |
| 0:18.2 | And as we think about how storytelling can bring about generative change in our world, |
| 0:22.6 | I want to recommend another podcast. |
| 0:24.5 | It's called Snap Judgment. |
| 0:27.1 | Much like meditative story, every episode of Snap Judgment is crafted with an original |
| 0:31.7 | music score, dropping you directly into the storytellers world through cinematic music |
| 0:37.1 | and sensory details. |
| 0:39.2 | The stories are raw, real, rhythmic, and certainly worth a listen. |
| 0:45.3 | Again, the show is called Snap Judgment and you can experience its soulful storytelling |
| 0:50.8 | wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:07.2 | Every morning we meet in the hallway and every morning we say the same three things before |
| 1:13.3 | leaving the house. |
| 1:14.7 | We're a churchy family, so we start with Jesus. |
| 1:19.6 | We're reciting the 23rd song to invoke protection. |
| 1:23.9 | Then, Grandma holds up her fist and says, Black is beautiful. |
| 1:31.6 | I hold up my fist to mirror her and repeat. |
| 1:36.3 | Black is beautiful. |
| 1:41.9 | Then she says to me, you know you are the smartest little girl I know. |
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