{"id":208,"date":"2012-08-06T01:05:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T01:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5f9f8c4c-7898-42e0-ac9e-7047f3913068"},"modified":"2012-08-06T01:05:51","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T01:05:51","slug":"kristin-pedemonti-bringing-joy-to-everyday-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Kristin Pedemonti: Bringing Joy to Everyday Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear
\nWonder Child Blog Readers,<\/font><\/p>\n

My
\nfriend Kristin Pedemonti is a joy-spreader.  She shares hugs, bubbles,
\nsmiles, big wheels, and it all translates into joy and hope.  Recently she
\nauditioned for TED and did a wonderful job.  It’s a joyous filled
\npresentation that has a message the world desperately needs to hear.  <\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Please
\nwatch the video here, but also follow this link to the TED site<\/font><\/a> and watch it there too.  And please take a
\nminute to log in to the TED site (it\u2019s free and quick) and leave a comment and rate her
\nvideo.  You need to log in so your
\ncomment will stay and be registered.  <\/b>The
\nmore positive ratings and comments she gets, the better her chances to make it on
\nthe worldwide TED stage and her message definitely needs to be heard.  Watch this and you\u2019ll see why.  Of course, you can also share it on your Facebook and Twitter pages. <\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Thanks
\nWonder Child Blog Readers.  You\u2019re the
\nbee\u2019s knees.  <\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Joseph<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

P.S.
\nI am also including a true story that happened to Kristin recently on her Free
\nHugs Tour.  Get the tissues and from this
\nstory you can see why she\u2019s so special at sharing joy:<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cMy conspiracy of love = Free Hugs. One of
\nthe most powerful Free Hugs ever received or given:<\/p>\n

I had just finished my monthly Free Hugs in Union Square, NYC and was walking
\nback to Harlem where I lived; I saved subway fare by walking as often as
\npossible, being a storyteller I don’t have much money. I saw a woman sitting on
\nthe pavement, her shopping cart to her side piled high with her possessions;
\nher shoes were worn to nearly nothing. I got out my Free Hugs sign and
\napproached her: I smiled gently and asked if she would like a hug. She looked
\nat me with disbelief. “You’d hug me?” I opened my arms and walked
\ncloser to her, “if you want a hug, absolutely.” She reached out for
\nthe hug and then told me she had not been touched in almost 20 years. I hugged
\nher tighter. I apologized to her that I had no money to give her that day and
\nshe responded that the hug I’d just given was worth more than any amount of
\nmoney.<\/p>\n

Next time you see someone homeless, smile at them, say Hello and if it feels
\nright to your heart, offer a hug or even the touch of your hand on their arm.\u201d<\/o:p><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n

-Kristin<\/o:p><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n