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If cells weren’t glad to be cells, could they metabolize? If atoms were ashamed of being atoms would they feel up to making molecules? Irene O’Garden claims that gladness is an essential universal energy, one that makes us reach beyond ourselves. This interactive presentation will renew your faith in yourself and our species, enabling you to enjoy your daily lives and form creations that benefit people and the planet alike.

Irene O’Garden has won or been nominated for awards in nearly every writing category from stage (Off Broadway’s Women On Fire) to essays (Glad To Be Human, Pushcart Prize) hardcovers, poetry and anthologies. She last presented at East West with her recent memoir Risking the Rapids. Learn more.

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