TED Community » Elizabeth Chasteen

More About Me

I'm passionate about

the human heart and relationships. I believe that relating to one another is the key reason why we are here and my desire is to know more about why and how we relate.

Talk to me about

Living through trauma, Growing from pressure, God in many different lights, Happiness in the face of adversity, Faith in something other than the "norm", Passion

People don't know that I'm good at

Singing, Dancing, Climbing trees

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  A comment on Talk: Aaron Huey: America's native prisoners of war

  Feb 21 2012: This was an amazing talk. I am grateful for men and women like him who stand up for and have a heart for people who are broken.
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  A reply on Conversation: The Culture of Want; the Now generation

  Feb 9 2012: When I was a young girl, I grew up (miraculously) in a neighborhood of extreme wealth. We lived in a single parent household and we were also on Welfare. I remember being looked down on and the children of the school, for the most part, wanting nothing to do with me because my family did not come from wealth. Luckily everyone wasn't like that. I felt ignored, looked down upon, and dejected. I resented my mother for our financial condition and turned to stealing the wealthy girls clothes to fit in. TERRIBLE TERRIBLE. Now I realize that I was wealthy in so many other ways that these children would not see. Those things were hard to ignore then and now they are cherished! I understand what its like to drink powdered milk with cereal. I will forever be grateful for that!