Midwinter Writing Festival

Attending the presentation of the key note speaker James Lavine was a great experience. As I contemplated which presentation to watch I thought it would be an honor to listen to someone as accredited as James Lavine who has established a great legacy in his field as a health professional all over the world. One thing I found very surprising was his kidnapping story and how he told it with almost a smile on his face you can tell a lot about his character very optimistic even thought the primary focus of his presentation was about the book he wrote the blue notebook. He spoke a lot about childhood slavery and how this was a big problem in the world. He answered questions at the end of the presentation and made some really good points. One good point he made was about a questions about how he writes and he said he found that it was easier to write about something that he knew nothing about than something he was very familiar with he said it just came together better and he learned a lot. The main thing i learned from this presentation was the need to be aware of what’s happening in the world and help make others aware and help were we can also that writing is a process of learning and writing and proofing. I'm grateful for the opportunity i had to learn a little more about the experience of Dr James Lavine and all the great work he has done.