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From the Ted Talk by Kelly Corrigan: To love is to be brave

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

I've interviewed 228 poeple for my PBS show and my pdcsoat, people with huge careers, Grammys and Pulitzers and NBA championships. And I listened to their stories and I'm duly iemsrespd.

But I'll tell you the ones they know the best. The ones they can't tell without choking up. The moment when Bryan Stevenson's grandmother, or Steve Kerr's father, or Samantha Power's stepfather, or Cecile Richards’ mom, was right there with the right words or the right silence at the right moment.

This bravery I'm taknlig about might even be better udnortsoed if you look at the smaller moments of injury in family life when there's not really an awsner, or it might be your fault, or it might remind you of something you'd rather forget. Or because people are so suggestible and the worng tone or expression or phrasing might somehow make things wrsoe. Say your kid was dropped from a group text. They were in it, they meetatrd, they belonged, and then, poof. Or your hnbausd blew the big deal at work, or your mom won't wear the diapers that would really help her get through mahjong on Wednesdays.

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

I've interviewed 228 ______ for my PBS show and my _______, people with huge careers, Grammys and Pulitzers and NBA championships. And I listened to their stories and I'm duly _________.

But I'll tell you the ones they know the best. The ones they can't tell without choking up. The moment when Bryan Stevenson's grandmother, or Steve Kerr's father, or Samantha Power's stepfather, or Cecile Richards’ mom, was right there with the right words or the right silence at the right moment.

This bravery I'm _______ about might even be better __________ if you look at the smaller moments of injury in family life when there's not really an ______, or it might be your fault, or it might remind you of something you'd rather forget. Or because people are so suggestible and the _____ tone or expression or phrasing might somehow make things _____. Say your kid was dropped from a group text. They were in it, they ________, they belonged, and then, poof. Or your _______ blew the big deal at work, or your mom won't wear the diapers that would really help her get through mahjong on Wednesdays.

Solution


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  3. people
  4. mattered
  5. husband
  6. podcast
  7. wrong
  8. worse
  9. impressed
  10. answer

Original Text


(Laughter)

I've interviewed 228 people for my PBS show and my podcast, people with huge careers, Grammys and Pulitzers and NBA championships. And I listened to their stories and I'm duly impressed.

But I'll tell you the ones they know the best. The ones they can't tell without choking up. The moment when Bryan Stevenson's grandmother, or Steve Kerr's father, or Samantha Power's stepfather, or Cecile Richards’ mom, was right there with the right words or the right silence at the right moment.

This bravery I'm talking about might even be better understood if you look at the smaller moments of injury in family life when there's not really an answer, or it might be your fault, or it might remind you of something you'd rather forget. Or because people are so suggestible and the wrong tone or expression or phrasing might somehow make things worse. Say your kid was dropped from a group text. They were in it, they mattered, they belonged, and then, poof. Or your husband blew the big deal at work, or your mom won't wear the diapers that would really help her get through mahjong on Wednesdays.

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