Inspiration Inside

For chaplains meeting by Zoom with county jail inmates, here are some inspiring talks that may fit in well with your presentations. The music originally part of this list has been moved to “Stepping Stones Playlist.“

Inspiring Talks and Poetry

Source / Creator	Title	URL / Link	Notes
Denice Frohman	Denice Frohman – Accents (poetry performance) – 2 min. 21 sec.	https://youtu.be/qtOXiNx4jgQ	Poem performance about family and language (2013)
Fearless Soul	A Powerful Story About Anger and Letting Go (The Snake and Saw Story) – 4 min. 7 sec.	https://youtu.be/UwHhxeaSSRM	Animated motivational video (2020)
Fred Luskin (Greater Good Science Center)	The Choice to Forgive – 3 min. 21 sec.	https://youtu.be/_1ri-lrIswk	Solo stage presentation (2010)
FreddyFriMotivation – Freddy Fri	Inner Conflict Struggle | Daily Motivation Dose (“Winsday”) – 5 min. 48 sec.	https://youtu.be/pmNNijFNMsU	Commercial motivational video (2019)
Taylor Mali	“Like Lilly Like Wilson” (poetry performance) – 2 min. 45 sec.	https://youtu.be/tshNfYWPlDg	Teacher performs his poem about student changing her mind (2008)
Oprah Winfrey Network – Super Soul Sunday (OWN)	The Best Advice Dr. Maya Angelou Has Ever Given—and Received – 4 min. 1 sec.	https://youtu.be/aHvTWvKIPHo	Part of larger Oprah Episode 416 (2013)
Oprah Winfrey Network – Super Soul Sunday (OWN)	3 Boundaries You Must Set in Every Relationship – 2 min. 40 sec.	https://youtu.be/sUpZgwLQvSM	Part of Oprah Episode (2017)
Radianceoneway	Two Wolves – 2 min. 22 sec.	https://youtu.be/s1Mb9tsnYLU	Reenactment of an old story (2008)
TED Talks Global	“The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – 18 min. 20 sec.	https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story	Nigerian novelist on cultural assumptions (2009)
TED Talks	“My 12 Pairs of Legs” by Aimee Mullins – 9 min. 45 sec.	https://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mullins_my_12_pairs_of_legs	Disabled model and athlete talks about her life (2009)
TEDx Chula Vista – TEDx Talks	“I Talk to Myself!” by Evan Garcia – 5 min. 33 sec.	https://youtu.be/MmL12eeVEPU	12 year old boy on negative self-talk (2018)
TED Talks Education	“Every Kid Needs a Champion” by Rita Pierson – 7 min. 35 sec.	https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion	Teacher talks about relationships that make a difference (2013)
TEDx Talks – MuncyStatePrison	“I’m a Woman First” by Tiffany Williams – 6 min. 27 sec.	https://youtu.be/EaQvM6GjUDA	Muncy female inmate talk and song (2014)
TED NYC	“The danger of silence” by Clint Smith – 4 min. 9 sec.	https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_the_danger_of_silence	Teacher performs poem about writing, racism, and the obligation to speak up (2014)
TEDx Talks – TEDx Perryville Correctional	“Removing Labels” by Dominique Goodmond – 9 min. 36 sec.	https://youtu.be/6Y5nL2RSvLA	Perryville female inmate talk (2018)
TEDx San Quentin – TEDs Talks	“My daughter, my hero” by Sam W. Johnson, Sr. – 7 min. 44 sec.	https://youtu.be/SZSc5UC_ZS0	San Quentin male inmate talk – inc. descriptions of family violence (2017)
Trent Shelton	“You Don’t Have to Be Perfect” – 3 min. 40 sec.	https://youtu.be/Xg2mB3g-Ru4	Motivational talk by NFL football player (2021)
Trent Shelton	“Five Things You Need to Quit” – 4 min. 21 sec.	https://youtu.be/B6zMC7aBjnU	Motivational talk by NFL football player (2019)

Thanks to Mandy for her gift of the black and white photo of an old jail window.

Last update: 13 April 2023