The BES.T.EDS

I've been referencing several TED Talks recently, and it has inspired my finally making a list of some of those I consider the best.  With small commentaries.  Enjoy and please feel free to share those you appreciate!

1. Alberto Cairo - There are no Scraps of Men - An Italian aid worker in Afghanistan tells his perspective on the need for dignity amongst the most downtrodden and hurting of folks - and the joy he's had in giving his life to this mission.
2. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon - Women entrepreneurs, example not exception - A successful businesswoman, Gayle points out the contradiction in our society of encouraging girls to be successful, while socially looking down upon such girls/women.  Also, the importance of thinking large in terms of women's economic development.
3. Tan Le - My Immigration Story - A beautifully told story of Tan's life with her sister, mother, and grandmother in their transition to a new life.
4. Colin Robertson - A TED Speaker's Worst Nightmare - What happens when technical difficulties invade reality.
5. Bryan Stevenson - We Need to Talk About an Injustice - a non-profit lawyer from the South, an inspiring message with a perspective we rarely see from - why it is important to bring justice to juveniles in the law system in the south.
6. Homaru Cantu + Ben Roche - Cooking as Alchemy - A very interesting take on a 'sustainable' food system - using local foods and their chemical properties to essentially transform them into another food, such as hay and crab apples becoming barbecue. 
7. Elizabeth Gilbert - Nurturing Creativity - The author of Eat, Pray, Love discusses the historical view of creativity and genius, encouraging the artists of our time to rethink success and the pressure of the creative process.
8. Derek Sivers - How to Start a Movement - An entertaining way of explaining how leaders succeed

“This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.”

Psalm 18.30