I’ve just watched Sarah Kay’s TED talk, and it was wonderful and inspiring. She’s so full of life, so eager. And such a confident woman.
She introduced an idea that I’d like to test, and to see whether anything comes out of it. I need your participation for this, so get ready to engage. Please.
She says that when she’s teaching kids how to write spoken word, the first thing she does is get them to write a list of ten things they know to be true. These can be anything – something about entertainment, technology, science, art, what you had for breakfast, someone you know – anything.
What happens from this list, she says, is that in a group when they’re shared, you find someone who has something the same as or very similar to something on yours. Someone else has the exact opposite. Someone else has a new take on something you thought you knew everything about. And someone else has something you’ve never even heard of. And this, she says, this intersection of these four points, is where great stories begin.
So I want to try this. STOP READING HERE! Go write your list of ten things. I’m posting mine below, but I don’t want yours to be influenced by mine. Post yours in the comments, and let’s see if we can find some great stories where our lists intersect. GO!
My List:
1. I had coffee for breakfast.
2. Ugg boots, though awfully ugly, are very warm, and acceptable around the home.
3. I am most of the way finished “New Moon” and it’s awful, but enjoyable. And it’s shameful.
4. Negativity breeds negativity.
5. There are too many books in the world for anyone to ever truly be “well read”.
6. I am 24.
7. It is easier for me to write with good equipment: fountain pen, laptop, comfy chairs. These make the job easier.
8. Tonight for dinner, left-overs.
9. Laptops are getting cheaper and better: a happy combination.
10. It has been raining all day.
I have high hopes for this, don’t disappoint me, Dear Reader! Post your list below.
Sam van Zweden 
13/07/2011 at 2:57 pm
Ten things I know to be true.
1. I will always make mistakes.
2. I am writing this on a laptop
3. 2+2 = 4
4. ‘Maths’.
5. The sentence “the word in point 4. above this is ‘Maths’.” Is true
6. Pain
7. The past (except for those bits I can’t be quite sure are dreams or not)
8. That my name is Rafael. (even counting for a vast conspiracy involving fraudulent birth certificates and 19 years of illusions, I feel that this name now suits me).
9. I overthink things.
10. Change
13/07/2011 at 2:59 pm
I think the dreams are all true. The question is HOW true, and true how?
Thanks so much for replying to this, Raf! Looking forward to dissecting it all in the days to come.
13/07/2011 at 3:03 pm
1. My family loves me
2. I am blessed
3. I am capable
4. People are good, we all just make mistakes sometimes
5. We are living miracles
6. We have a lot to learn
7. The world is a gift
8. The universe is more than we know
9. We are more than we know
10. Our potential is limitless
13/07/2011 at 3:10 pm
“Our potential is limitless” is such a lovely truth, Bronwyn! All of these comment well on my point 4, that “negativity breeds negativity”, only yours are inversed – interesting.
13/07/2011 at 3:11 pm
1. Refugees are human beings
2. I’ve barely left the house this week
3. My diet has gone downhill since I became unemployed
4. I am drinking chocolate milk
5. I’ve never been overseas before
6. It is very hard to make a living as a writer
7. We all eventually die
8. Many of my socialist friends love playing Risk the board game
9. Wrestling masks are cool but make it hard to read poetry when you wear them
10. I have never finish writing a novel
13/07/2011 at 3:15 pm
Point 8 made me laugh a lot. Thank you.
And thanks for posting your list, Ben. Point 6: yes. yes. yes… yes.
13/07/2011 at 3:17 pm
1. Though it may never have been put to the test, Theo Walcott is absolutely the fastest man alive.
2. Pineapples are the most underrated food in the history of the world.
3. Anyone who sees Mary Elizabeth Winstead as anything less than an angel who walks among us is massively deluded.
4. Deledio is the greatest surname on Earth. Its closest competition comes from “Giansiracusa”.
5. It is not only entirely socially acceptable but also highly recommendable to carry a spray bottle full of water for smokers who insist on blowing their cancer-filled death mist on you in public.
6. Extensive sleep deprivation may affect brain function, slow the reflexes and dim the senses… but it also makes you some sort of super-genius.
7. If paired together, Thierry Henry and “Neon” Leon Davis would form the single greatest counter-terrorism unit ever seen, talked about or dreamed of. Superman would feel sluggish and impotent in comparison.
8. Christopher Nolan is the single greatest living film maker in our Solar System, and Hans Zimmer holds the same position, except with “musical composer” instead of film maker.
9. World hunger would cease to exist if Cinemas donated all of their unconsumed popcorn to the cause. So what if it’s been on the floor, are you hungry or not?
10. You should never write on a resume how you were dishonorably discharged from the Salvation Army. Or list them as a reference.
13/07/2011 at 3:21 pm
I am purchasing a spray bottle tomorrow.
27/09/2011 at 6:24 am
LOL
13/07/2011 at 3:28 pm
1. My family loves me.
2. My husband works too much.
3. I need a day off!
4. My kids are fantastic.
5. My favourite colour is red.
6. Julia Gillard is a liar.
7. I love to sew.
8. I did year 12 at O.L.S.H
9. My kids go to MLMC & St Brigids
10. O live in Healesville
13/07/2011 at 3:33 pm
We have our first “same” point! How exciting. Thanks for playing, Lou!
13/07/2011 at 4:04 pm
Awesome idea, Sam! Thanks for this post, had a blast doing it. Worked hard on one of them, but the others I tried to let come to me reasonably naturally.
1. Milk is white
2. Led Zeppelin are an English rock group
3. I am tired right now
4. 2 + 2 = 4
5. Sugar tastes great
6. Volleyball is difficult
7. Miles Davis is a jazz legend
8. Smoking kills
9. EL Haiku should not have a 5-7-5 syllable count
10. The moon is not made of cheese
13/07/2011 at 4:30 pm
Thanks for commenting, Ashley! I’m getting so excited about everyone participating, it’s fantastic! I’ll give it til the weekend maybe, then come up with some sort of follow-up post.
You’ve given us our second “same” post – 2 + 2 = 4.
13/07/2011 at 4:36 pm
yay other maths minded people. (or at least those who realise that there are very few absolute truths in the world). Some of the others seem like opinions though…
13/07/2011 at 4:38 pm
Getting into philosophical territory, Raf… Are personal truths less valid than scientific truths?
13/07/2011 at 4:39 pm
And, as I said to Ben, maybe ourselves are the easiest things that we can be really sure about.
13/07/2011 at 5:09 pm
Ten things I know to be true:
1. I am terrible at being independent.
2. If smoking kills, then so does getting drunk.
3. I only beat my Dad at Scrabble because he lets me.
4. We will all be judged on our appearance until we all go blind.
5. My ravings about Christos Tsiolkas have begun to annoy people.
6. Science only proves that proof is subjective.
7. I’m currently addicted to Russian Caravan tea.
8. If it’s transitory, it’s not love.
9. Our next electricity bill is going to be colossal.
10. Blue with even a hint of yellow is always green.
13/07/2011 at 5:13 pm
Thanks, Ruby! Did you read anyone above you before writing your list? Smoking seems to be coming up more… I wonder if it’s the time of night when smoking adds come on TV.
I guess that’s our first kind of opposite then – “if smoking kills then so does getting drunk” seems opposed to plain old “smoking kills” and Leigh’s thing about spray bottles for smokers…
13/07/2011 at 5:28 pm
oh, I don’t mean I’m for smoking At All —- I mean I’m against both of them. (I won’t preach it though, cos I know everyone will disagree.)
13/07/2011 at 5:31 pm
So a contrary post then would have to do with how drinking helps you live longer and revitalizes your body… You never know, haha. I somehow doubt that anyone truly believes that though.
27/09/2011 at 7:56 am
When I red your #10 I couldn’t stop smiling. I was certain that nobody else would have put that, especially the combination of those exact colors.
So, my #11: connections betweeen strangers are powerful and often engender a feeling of closeness that surpasses the embrace of a known friend
13/07/2011 at 5:27 pm
Oops I cheated and read everyone else’s first.
1. I have little-to-no willpower.
2. It’s impossible to feel depressed when you’re upside down.
3. Money can buy a dog, but only love can make it’s tail wag.
4. The subconscious is often ignored, yet always honest.
5. Peanut butter tastes good on celery.
6. A before E except after C.
7. A crush, by definition, must hurt.
8. Karma exists.
9. You can’t know yourself until you’ve travelled.
10. Smiles, yawns and giggles are infectious 🙂
13/07/2011 at 5:37 pm
Thanks for posting, Jess. Good list.
13/07/2011 at 6:37 pm
Thanks for providing me with an activity which kept me amused today, Sam! The rest of it was passed doing banal things like cleaning and cooking and dusting and vacuuming etc. Ahem! here are my 10 things (which actually turned into 11, because I am apparently incapable of counting, but I cut one out for consistencies sake):
1. Although I am an absolute neat-freak, I rarely bother to pair my socks when I put them away.
2. You should always avoid talking about religion and politics.
3. I consistently break truth number two, and almost always regret it.
4. Despite appearing white, polar bears have black skin and transparent fur.
5. People are generally good.
6. People who appear not to be good, are usually just unhappy, or temporarily in a bad mood.
7. My hands smell like garlic from cooking dinner tonight, even though I washed them.
8. People don’t like to believe the truth unless it is good.
9. Neglecting a bad truth, makes it worse.
10. I turn my mobile phone off at night. I genuinely believe in limiting my exposure to cellular radiation.
14/07/2011 at 3:43 am
Thanks, Gemma!
14/07/2011 at 9:43 am
Ten things I know to be true……
1. The sun rises & the sun sets.
2. Children are god’s gift to the world and their grandparents.
3. I love my children.
4. Water is the essence of life.
5. I love the colours red & purple.
6. I procrastinate too much about getting back into painting.
7. I hate housework.
8. The sound of magpies singing in the morning makes me happy.
9. I love my computer.
10. I had singapore noodles, honey chicken, spicy beef & a bottle of water for lunch.
Sam….this is quite hard to do….lol……
16/07/2011 at 7:44 am
Thanks, Karen! It is hard, isn’t it? I was surprised when I wrote mine.
14/07/2011 at 4:41 pm
1. I don’t like housework.
2. There is no god.
3. I would be happy never to read another Winnie the Pooh book.
4. Playschool is the best TV show ever to have existed.
5. When cooking for my daughter, I always cook gluten-free, even though *I* am the gluten intolerant one.
6. I don’t practice piano as much as I should.
7. Dora the Explorer has a really annoying voice.
8. I’m tired.
9. Baby wipes can clean anything off anything.
10. There is something very wrong with the family across the road.
16/07/2011 at 5:34 am
Hi Sam. Great post, and you know I can’t resist a good list. Here goes:
1. Heartbreak is the single most horrible emotional human experience
2. But it reminds you you are alive
3. Work, in the general sense, sucks, primarily due to its unforgiving rigidity
4. Saturday morning is the best time of the week
5. Most books are boring, and when I realise it’s boring I usually stop reading
6. Which is kind of problematic because I spend a lot of my spare time writing a purposely boring book
7. Art is more important than people know
8. Wu-tang were right about money
9. They fuck you up, your mum and dad
10. The human is a lonely creature.
16/07/2011 at 6:30 am
You’re gifted in the art of lists, Tristan! Great work, thanks! Looking forward to following up on yours.
19/07/2011 at 4:02 am
1~ I have the cutest daughter ever.
2~ I am a procrastinator.
3~ I can speak, write and read 2 languages fluently.
4~ My favorite board game is Cranium.
5~ Nature is inspirational. No rules apply there.
6~ Music is Life.
7~ I seem to always miss the best concerts.
8~ People are not as fat as they think.
9~ I am ashamed to say I am Mexican only because of EVERYTHING (politically, socially) that is going on over there… ugh…
10~ I am proud to be a Mexican for all reasons not encumbered in #9.
19/07/2011 at 4:45 am
Thanks!
27/09/2011 at 6:21 am
1- If you don’t love Lists who are You?
2- Even if I am never here I have been
3- Monday’s are like Sunday’s without the U & add the Mo
4- Day’s, nights, weekends, what’s next
5- There You Are Where have I been?
6- Said it, Did it, Liked it, Want it, Wear it, Have it, Hold it, Mean it
7- Yes, No, Maybe, Okay, Well, Think Again, Next, What?, Good Grief, Yes, No, Mayb….
8- When there was….We knew…Now…We….
9- Rain, Sun, Storm, Fun, Run, Walk, Talk, on a Fall Day I say I love you.
10- Today & Tomorrow….and ANY day after….
27/09/2011 at 2:53 pm
I love that these all read like story-starters in themselves, without even comparing it to other lists. Thanks!
27/09/2011 at 6:23 am
Ten things I know to be true.
1. I was given up for adoption at birth.
2. God still wanted to give me life and purpose.
3. Our brains are not fully developed until 25.
4. God is real.
5. Jesus is redeemer and restorer.
6. To write love on her arms is an organization bringing hope and community to tons struggling with suicide, addiction, self-injury..
7. Mariah Carey had twins.
8.Alicia Keys is bi-racial, black and white.
9. Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil.
10.Haiti still needs help to be rebuilt.
27/09/2011 at 6:30 am
AAAAAAAH so happy to be participating in this, people. So, here we go. I haven’t read your lists yet in order to not be influenced, but I can hardly wait. So let me get started.
1. You don’t learn the important lessons about life in Uni, but on the streets and through heartbreak.
2. I miss playing the piano.
3. It’s ten to four in the morning and I have to get up in four hours :(.
4. I’m 23 and I know nothing about life, but I’m learning :).
5. I fucking love my little brother.
6. friendship, music and nature are three things worth living for.
7. poetry can save lives.
8. I still cry every time I watch Derrick Brown’s “A finger, two dots, then me.”
9. Pimm’s is a really tasty booze.
10. Tom Waits is a lyrical and musical genius.
27/09/2011 at 6:35 am
1. I miss my best friend.
2. I have a crush on one of my closest friends.
3. Giraffes are awesome animals.
4. Photography is one of the most powerful tools.
5. I can be a hypocrite.
6. I love receiving compliments, even if it’s the smallest thing.
7. I love how the sun feels on my skin and a slight breeze through my hair.
8. Coffee, with no bells and whistles, is delicious.
9. Everything happens for a reason.
10. Reading for enjoyment, not for an assignment, is the best kind of reading.
11. Being able to walk most places you want to go is liberating.
27/09/2011 at 6:35 am
oops, that was 11!
27/09/2011 at 6:41 am
I had heard of Sarah Kay’s lists before but never understood where to go with it. I hope you can help me with that.
10 things I KNOW are true:
1) math is either right or wrong, there is no maybe with numbers
2) doing too much or too little of most things will harm you
3) when you listen to the silence, you hear to most
4) change always has something new in store
5) i am the biggest factor that holds me back
6) technology both moves us forward and holds us back
7) spoken word art inspires me
8) the unknown frightens me from adventuring
9) natural cycles of nature keep me happy
10) life is always changing
…11) (just discovered while typing this) typo’s annoy me
27/09/2011 at 6:42 am
* 8 ) the unknown frightens me from adventuring
27/09/2011 at 6:42 am
1. I had a hot pocket for breakfast
2. There’s an anime adaptation of some Japanese literary stories called Aoi Bungaku.
3. A close friend of mine loves thoroughbreds.
4. the film Match Point has opera arias sung by Enrico Caruso playing throughout the backdrop of the movie.
5. Natsume Soseki is a key literary figure in Japanese literature.
6. Muses are scarce in my creative workshops.
7. A teacher of mine loves the works of Yeats and Frost.
8. Marion Cotillard stars in Jeux d’enfants a.k.a. Love Me If You Dare (which is not a translation of the original French title, which is Children’s Games).
9. Although I write, I have never considered myself a real writer.
10. Out of the big three (Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece) in mainstream anime, One Piece has the most well-paced story.
27/09/2011 at 6:52 am
My list of 10 things:
1. Travel is not as impossible as people make it out to be.
2. Cheese is my favourite food in the world.
3. There is always a song that will cure you of whatever badness you’re feeling.
4. My father would rather pretend I’d never been born than acknowledge he was wrong.
5. I am the worst procrastinator I know.
6. One of the most incredible conceptions known to the human world is the photograph.
7. I am appalled by the corruption of Western governments. At least third-world countries don’t pretend the corruption isn’t there.
8. My favourite place in the world is behind my camera.
9. Records are underrated, and I think they’ll make a comeback.
10. I don’t know what I want out of life.
27/09/2011 at 6:54 am
Love this!
1. I don’t believe people are good at heart, but I wish they were.
2. Growing up in Florida may have made me miss out on the leaves changing colors and snow, but I don’t regret it.
3. Being a sign language interpreter is a fantastic career.
4. Servers in restaurants are working hard, and should be tipped appropriately.
5. I believe in writing love letters.
6. In the middle of a hurricane, my family will have 5 flashlights, yet no working batteries.
7. I hope to go to India this summer.
8. High risk of alcoholism in my family keeps me away from anything stronger than Pepsi.
9. I have a suicidal love affair with self-reliance.
10. This list was harder than I expected.
27/09/2011 at 6:55 am
1. I might be falling in love again, and it’s wonderful, but too fast this time
2. I’m drinking ice tea
3. I think too much, and it’s irritating sometimes, but I love it
4. I am unique
5. I wish I was in a different country
6. I can make any goal I set as long as I want it
7. Procrastination is the key to successful failure (quoting myself :))
8. I hold no regrets in life and I’m going to keep it that way
9. Tomorrow is Tuesday
10. The world is very small
Hmm just realized that all of these things (except the last 2) greatly relate to myself.
27/09/2011 at 3:25 pm
That’s funny because your number 9 point was totally untrue for me when you wrote your list. Here, it’s Wednesday tomorrow. Even something as “undeniable” as that has variables…
27/09/2011 at 7:02 am
1. I know how to cook pasta.
2. I need to water the plants more often.
3. Smiling makes people feel good.
4. Swings are fun.
5. You can learn so much from books.
6. Robot is a Czech word.
7 It’s now Autumn in the North Hemisphere and Spring in the South Hemisphere.
8. Glass translates both as “vaso” and “vidrio” in Spanish.
9. I love words.
10. Compassion is the key to a happier world.
27/09/2011 at 7:07 am
1. The one thing I have that cannot be taken from me is my education.
2. Books help me escape reality.
3. Students bring out the best of me.
4. And the worst.
5. I’m using this writing activity in my classroom. Soon. Very soon.
6. There are few problems in life that a perfect piece of chocolate cannot solve.
7. I hate repeating myself.
8. Creating lists make me happy…
9. …because I have to compartmentalize my thinking.
10. Rules are simply guidelines for how something should be.
27/09/2011 at 7:13 am
1. This summer has been hot
2. I am in my bed
3. I breathe air
4. animal fat floats in water
5. my friend visited yesterday
6. I’m drinking water with lime juice
7. tomatoes are fruit
8. change is inevitable
9. Cuba is an island
10. the Alamo is in San Antonio
27/09/2011 at 7:27 am
1. Chameleons change color
2. Elephants like to sit in little rooms
3. A compass points north
4. Advertising is evil
5. Facebooks users are not customers, but products
6. Art imitates life and vica versa
7. Tweny years from now we’ll look back on today and say, “how did we not see this coming?”
8. In football five field goals gets you 15 points
9. In basketball five field goals could get anywhere from 10 to 15 points
10. It is nearly impossible to fuse the two ends of infinity
27/09/2011 at 7:41 am
1. I am blessed
2. Everyone deserves respect.
3. I miss my granddaughter
4. I love puzzles.
5. I cook with wine.
6. I must go back to the sea again.
7. Cooking for friends makes me happy
8. Language intrigues me.
9. Music is true.
10. The sun will rise tomorrow..
27/09/2011 at 7:43 am
1. Cereal tastes better after 8pm
2. I procrastinated on a big paper until this morning
3. Yellow and green make blue.
4. I’ve only every preserved roses by turning them upside down-no other flowers.
5. There’s a pile of dishes that need to be cleaned soon on my desk.
6. I liked someone who would never like me.
7. I miss high school.
8. I saw people feeding a squirrel today.
9. The library has comfy chairs and couches for sleeping
10. Water is essential.
27/09/2011 at 7:52 am
Well done Claire! I’m going to get a bowl of cereal 🙂
27/09/2011 at 7:53 am
I breathe air too! Let’s do it together!
27/09/2011 at 8:08 am
1. There are 24 hours in a day, but I could use about 4 more.
2. Sleep is necessary.
3. Every action has a reaction.
4. Everybody poops.
5. The blue whale is the largest living mammal alive today.
6. Yawns are contagious.
7. Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder.
8. Death is certain.
9. I love chocolate.
10. I know far fewer things for certain than I thought I did.
27/09/2011 at 8:22 am
I also saw Sarah’s TED speech. Amazing.. I have been a bit obsessed with spoken word.
Ten things I know to be true:
1. I love theatre
2. I wish I would have discovered spoken word sooner. Much Much sooner.
3. I am soon to be a college graduate with a BFA in Theatre
4. I have absolutely no idea where or what I am going to do with my life, but I hope it makes me happy.
5. Aristotle was right, happiness is the true ending of a full life
6. I used to write poetry, I should start again.
7. In October the leaves will change.
8. I will be performing my very first spoken word poem for an audience tomorrow and I am very nervous.
9. I should wake up early, even when I don’t have to.
10. Exercise is good for the mind, body, and soul.. but I hate the thought of doing it.
27/09/2011 at 1:27 pm
So good to read that someone else is uncertain about their future ;). I’m majoring in history and literature/media studies. Good luck with your first spoken word performance! I write poetry but I can’t muster the courage to go on stage…
30/09/2011 at 10:01 am
I think everyone is a little uncertain about their future in some form or another.. 🙂 Well that’s at least what I keep telling myself. Thanks for the luck, it went pretty alright..
P.s I bet you have the courage… you just haven’t found it yet 🙂
27/09/2011 at 9:55 am
1. Chocolate is medicinal.
2. Art makes me feel human.
3. I prefer earrings over necklaces.
4. Love and kindness can be received and given.
5. Jojoba oil is the best skin oil.
6. Eggs are a versatile ingredient.
7. Learning about yourself is scary, funny, hard and important.
8. Even though I can spell define and finite, I still have trouble spelling definitely correctly.
9. I need to unsubscribe from multiple email lists, but never do.
10. When I unsubscribe from an email list, it’s rarely successful.
27/09/2011 at 5:23 pm
1. My hair is red, although it used to be more ‘red’.
2. I am the oldest of 3 girls.
3. My fiance is the youngest of 3 boys.
4. I don’t like pets.
5. When someone asks me “Do you want ice cream?” the closest I ever get to ‘no’ is ‘eh’ and I eat it anyway.
6. Even the things which I do not think are possible, are possible.
7. Coffee. Coffee is true.
8. Sacrificial love makes me cry, every time.
9. The busier you are, the more you do.
10. I like to cook.
30/09/2011 at 10:06 am
“The busier you are, the more you do.” …
I love that. This week has been so crazy and I felt like complaining, but now I see it in a whole new light. So thanks for turning my negative into a positive 😉
27/09/2011 at 7:19 pm
My list:
1. Positivity breed positivity.
2. As confident as I am, there are still days that begin with my questioning myself.
3. Chocolate is my favorite food group.
4. Coffee in the morning is a necessity.
5. I am typing this on my Mac…love love.
6. My cats are always crazy at 5am — then fall asleep again once I am awake.
7. LIfe is good.
8. LIfe can be hard.
9. Breakfast is good at any time of the day.
10. I spend too much time on my computer.
27/09/2011 at 7:37 pm
totally agree with 9. – I love breakfast at any hour.
27/09/2011 at 8:00 pm
I agree.
27/09/2011 at 9:44 pm
1. My fingers are long
2. I live in Paris
3. I am sitting at my desk.
4. I love Impro
5. I want to have more time to do stuff
6. Sarah Kay is an amazing women
7. I love this experiment
8. Art is a process
9. Sun is a big ball a flame
10. Moon is a big ball of dirt
27/09/2011 at 10:44 pm
1. I LOVE what I do as an Intuitive Counselor. Wouldn’t want to do anything else.
2. I am grateful for my family and friends
3. I am ecstatic to be getting married soon
4. Animals are amazing creatures
5. The Law of Attraction is REAL!
6. What I may know as a fact may not be your fact and that’s so awesome!
7. The writing on the (our – mind) wall can be changed (belief systems that may be hindering your way of life)
8. Healing can happen anywhere, anytime!
9. I LOVE life!
10. I love all things inspiring that call for action
AND I’m very happy to have found this post! 🙂
28/09/2011 at 12:44 am
The ten things I know to be true:
1. I’m doing this right now because I want someone far away to read this.
2. Fire breeds fire.
3. Love.
4. Geography homework -_-
5. I feel cold.
6. I love socks, all kinds and colours, mismatching or otherwise.
7. We take the taste of water for granted.
8. Life’s a stage.
9. People change, but inside, there’s still a little bit of them that wants to be understood by you.
10. Nebulae are beautiful and enigmatic.
01/10/2011 at 11:39 am
I love your #9. Well said.
28/09/2011 at 12:52 am
1. I just finished eating a very delicious turkey and cheese bagel sandwich.
2. Our reality is very hard to comprehend but the tracks can become quite distinguishable if we really strive for what we desire.
3. I see our world so crumbled and faded and just used to drown myself away in it, but now I see new opportunity.
4. Practiced politics are a big center of a pathetically painted picture.
5. Wisdom is quite diminished in these times.
6. I strive to put my life in reverse and make a huge change with all the crap I have done.
7. There are so many different talents and solutions out there that we have so many grounds to make a start from.
8. The discovery of ones psyche can make a huge difference on your input of thinking.
9. I am beginning to lose the trains and carts of thoughts I just had.
10. The world is an incredibly tiny place, use it to your advantage!
28/09/2011 at 3:37 am
1. Home is truly where the heart is.
2. I’ve grown addicted to people watching
3. I’m still trying to fully understand myself
4. Life is funny
5. College is like adult high school
6. The sunset is calming
7. Im constantly thinking of stories/poems I can write…but for some reason never get around to ever writing them down =/
8. Music makes life easier to get through
9. Reading is best on rainy days
10. Love is an interesting adventure
30/09/2011 at 6:24 am
1. The fall is a fantastic season.
2. I love my mom’s hugs.
3. I’m scared of my future.
4. Kids have amazing perspectives on life.
5. People are what make living worth something.
6. Laughing with friends is awesome.
7. Sometimes you have to let others take care of you.
8. Smiling can make a person’s day.
9. French is a beautiful language.
10. I’m still a kid at heart.
04/10/2011 at 6:14 pm
I also know all these things to be true! Great list!
-another Abby
01/10/2011 at 10:10 am
1. Love takes time.
2. I love to read.
3. Love to learn new things.
4. Had to cut grass.
5. Going to the army.
6. I can run two miles.
7. I am a movie freak.
8. The best movie ever is Romeo and Juliet.
9. Art is the expression of the heart.
10. The youth is the future.
01/10/2011 at 11:36 am
10 Things I Know To Be True
1. I’m drinking tea at the moment
2. Females have menstrual cycles 😦
3. I am Filipino American
4. I have a boyfriend who loves me
5. I’m reading “Start Something That Matters” by Blake Mycoskie, chief shoe giver, TOMS [a most read!]
6. I love TOMS [don’t know what TOMS is, go to TOMS.com]
7. I love spokenword [and I when on Sarah Kay’s fb page to get to this blog; she’s my favorite poet]
8. I miss singing [I have an illness which basically ruined my vocal cords, I was a singer for 6yrs]
9. I write down quotes that I like in a notebook
10. It’s night time right now
03/10/2011 at 2:54 am
1.The sky is a changing tapestrey
2.I love since
3.I dont really know much
4.A Song Of Ice And Fire is nowhere near to a since fiction book
5.I need to stop smoking
6.I need a cigarette
7.People are bad
8.Blue is relaxing
9.I love music or better yet i cant live without it
10.children do know everything you just need to know how to listen to them
03/10/2011 at 11:02 pm
1. I can’t wake up in the morning without hot chocolate
2. Friendship requires investment
3. I am constantly waiting for free time, but when I do get it, I waste it.
4. It’s hard to stand up for what you believe in, especially when you’re going against social norm
5. I get tired of eating food at O’Hill everyone once a while.
6. Never wear a belt when you go backpacking
7. Hiking is a great way to relieve stress
8. Dress warmly no matter how HOT it is inside
9. Some professors are just so unintelligible
10. You don’t have to be a tall, good looking guy to get a girl.
04/10/2011 at 6:11 pm
1. Things really do get better.
2. I’d rather have my fingers stained with paint and charcoal than nail polish.
3. Feeling inspired is one of the best feelings in the world.
4. So is feeling loved and comfortable around friends.
5. Frozen bananas and grapes are delicious.
6. Not all thoughts are true; I shouldn’t believe everything I think.
7. My friends are amazing, wonderful people.
8. I wouldn’t be here without them–yes, literally.
9. Old people have incredible stories that are always worth listening to.
10. I care too much.
Thanks for doing this, I’m so excited to scroll back up and read everyone’s lists!
Wishing you all a beautiful day!
❤ & 🙂
01/11/2011 at 6:25 pm
Abby, Great list! Glad you joined the fun! Enjoy reading, there are some amazing lists and lessons to be had 🙂 <3& 🙂 returned
01/11/2011 at 4:34 am
1. There’s no one on this earth who loves me more than my mama.
2. I’m a sucker for a guy who can play a guitar.
3. All flowers started from seeds.
4. No one knows where a perfect circle starts and where it ends.
5. I will never be closer to anyone than I am to my triplet brothers.
6. I can’t go a day without picking at my fingernails.
7. Death is inevitable.
8. I will never know everything.
9. My dad will never walk again.
10. 1 + 1 = 2
05/11/2011 at 8:17 am
10 Things I Know to be True:
1. Beauty is everywhere, you just have to be open to experiencing it.
2. Every fear I have stems from a lack of understanding.
3. You can turn anything into an adventure.
4. A good book makes for great company.
5. Having faith in myself is sometimes much more difficult than having faith in others.
6. Taking a deep breath and holding my chin up high won’t solve my problems, but it will certainly help me find the strength to.
7. I’m the most forgetful person I know.
8. There’s almost nothing better than being kissed by the sun.
9. If my life had a soundtrack it would span across several genres and have terrible transitions.
10. Sometimes a smile can be the best gift you can give someone.
01/01/2012 at 10:23 pm
1. Conversations are best after 10:45
2. I love my feet.
3. Menstrual cramps.
4. Performing in front of people well is the best feeling I’ve ever felt.
5. Learning new things about people.
6. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s language.
7. Jeans and a t-shirt.
8. Hoping that the one you love will still think you’re beautiful in an old t-shirt, fleece pants, with a red nose, and glasses.
9. Applying for colleges is fun.
10. Definitely not enough words to express yourself completely and not enough hours in a day to try to say them.
01/01/2012 at 10:28 pm
I wish I could write spoken word. I can’t start.
14/06/2012 at 8:58 am
1. The world is round
2. Hitler is bad.
3. My mom will never stop loving me
4. There is good and bad in the world
5. Planes are faster than cars
6. Most humans have 5 fingers on each hand
7. Religion is a big part of many people’s lives
8. The universe is amazingly huge
9. I am lucky to be alive and perfectly healthy.
10. I have a thing for Craig
03/09/2012 at 10:44 pm
1. The blue whale is the largest mammal on Earth
2. I begin Grade 11 tomorrow
3. I love the colors pink and green, and black and gold together
4. I want to learn how to play the ukelele
5. The lead singer of the Killers is Brendan Flowers
6. Picasso has a museum in Barcelona
7. My best friend is taller than me
8. I love conspiracy theories
9. I ADORE people who honestly believe in conspiracy theories. There aren’t too many of them, though. Which is a shame cause I would totally start a club
10. I believe in Destiny
14/01/2013 at 7:41 pm
1.) My parents are strict.
2.) I am careless.
3.) I study while eating food on a silent room.
4.) My forehead sweats all the time.
5.) I have crush on my cousin(third degree) when i was 12.
6.) I have curly hair.
7.) I love oral activities at school.
8.) I don’t engage in sports.
9.) I am not good on Mathematics subject.
10.) My father often hugs me when I am asleep
hi! I’m Jendie,18! Last week my teacher told us to write a reaction paper about Sarah Kay. I watched her performances and I like it. Then I found this site and read their comments. It’s pretty interesting having an idea to make a site like this. God bless.
15/01/2013 at 7:52 pm
Hi Jendie – I’m glad you liked the post – it was really unexpectedly successful, and it’s always great getting feedback from people like yourself.
Thanks for contributing your list!
09/09/2013 at 10:02 pm
1. Today is Monday
2. Current local time in India is one-half hour behind Indonesia local time
3. Sarah Kay is an inspiring poet
4. God, family, friends and my passion are the four main pillars of my life
5. Tony Abbott is the current Australia’s prime minister
6. Eyes are the windows of the heart
7. Curiosity killed the cat
8. A cup of coffee a day is good for your heart
9. When in doubt, stick to the truth
10. Listen to the mustn’t, anything can happen
09/11/2013 at 5:58 am
I just discovered Sarah Kay, too! 🙂
1. Nothing is as cleansing as a summer thunderstorm.
2. Adventures are every day occurrences found in the small moments people tend to throw away.
3. Humans have an inert longing to discover the unknown.
4. We are like the sky–constantly changing, happy or sad or both at the same time, always beautiful but sometimes fearsomely so, our colors are but reflections of that which has passed through our lives.
5. Impossible does not exist.
6. If you to be someone/something, you need to do 2 things: A) Do that thing. B) Watch/observe other people do that thing.
7. We all have faith. It is where we place that faith that shapes who we are.
8. Darkness is a mindset–light is always strong enough to overcome it, and there is never a complete lack of light.
9. The only other person who matters in the grand scheme of my life is God–He will NEVER LET ME DOWN.
10. Most people fall in love with what you do for them, but there are rare ones–the ones who communicate with you through their eyes–who fall in love with WHO YOU ARE, and they make life worth it.
18/06/2014 at 6:04 am
There are so many of these lists! Pretty awesome if you think about it.
1. I have two passports: dutch and german.
2. My hair structure is extremely confusing and has a very light color.
3. The weather in California is (almost) always amazing.
4. Skiing and rowing are two of the most fun sports ever to exist.
5. My dog (a canadian shepherd) is the cutest, sweetest, cuddly dog on this planet.
6. Having just one true love is impossible, people change.
7. Everything that is white becomes dirty extremely quickly.
8. Music can change your mood instantly.
9. Reading books should be a perfectly acceptable way to spend a week straight.
10. We don’t float or go anywhere when we’re gone. A person doesn’t have a soul without a beating heart. Death is therefore not what we should fear, but being left behind by the dead.
15/08/2014 at 12:15 am
10) World is moving asymtotically towards doom.
9) I love fruits.
8) Giving is loving-parents and sibling are most important.
7)painting is the love of life-Art.Science is art.
6)Time is passing really fast.-Aging. Walk Now.
5) “Everybody needs a place to live , it should not be inside someone else”
4) Nothing can be better than nature’spresence around.Peace.
3)Finding ‘X’ is a Joy.
2) I will /can keep u-know-who in my life.
1)love will happpen again.
22/06/2015 at 10:37 am
10 things I know to be true:
1)Love can hurt but it can also heal.
2)Food is needed to live.
3)People love differently.
4)People learn differently.
5)Fathers aren’t the only ones that can be cruel.
6)Everyone has a story; a past.
7)Yelling at children won’t get your point across.
8)Everyone dies
9)Theres always something more to learn
10)Time will continue
11/02/2016 at 1:05 pm
1. humans tend to underestimate our ability to adapt
2. I am surrounded by beautiful and supportive people
3. I consciously repeat my mistakes
4. I am unsure about most everything
5. I am my own worst critic
6. I am exactly where I am supposed to be
7. Peoples facial structure reflect their thought patterns
8. I overthink things entirely
9. there is something wrong within the walls of my mind and body
10. I am going to be okay
11/04/2016 at 4:32 pm
1. I am a middle child raised as the oldest
2. Anxiety is a beast
3. Fake fireplaces can never quite replicate actual fire places
4. Everyone in my life will one day be dead
5. Graduation is around the corner
6. I hate my job
7. Sign language is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen
8. I have only felt love 4 times in my life
9. Gorgeous men aren’t always honest men
10. My dreams blur with reality
26/04/2016 at 2:01 am
1- I’m insecure
2- Writing is a way of letting go of my emotions
3- I keep eating junk food but can’t help but feel bad about it
4- Asking for help is the first step to recovery
5- The sky is blue
6- Cucumbers are 90% water
7- Disneyland is the happiest place on earth
8- Most gay guys are hot as hell
9- She helped me get trough so much
10- I love her
02/09/2016 at 1:59 am
OMG – I just told my theatre board “Negativity Breeds Negativity.”