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The Compassion Experiment (Day 53)

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The Compassion Experiment: It's not a blog, it's a Blitter. Too short for a blog, too long for a Twitter. Last night was the second meeting for the TEDx conference in Oakville, it was my first meeting with them. Has anyone out there ever heard of TEDx? On one hand, TEDx seems like a great idea, on the other hand, it feels almost like some sort of cult. I'm still not sure what to think, if I really want to be a part of it. What they are looking for is speakers, people trying to make a difference in the community, people trying to change the world exactly the way we at The Compassion Experiment are. I tried to volunteer as a speaker, or for at least a chance to be a speaker. Here's how it goes: TEDx: "Where will we ever find speakers?" ME: "I want a chance, I'd love to speak about how we are helping change the world." TEDx: "We need speakers, how should we go about finding some?!" ME: "I'd love a chance to speak, it would be gre