TED Memory Gallery

Cindee, age 45:

On spring break in Sayulita with my family

Allison, age 32:

Time at the Barbican Centre’s sound exhibit with baby Josie, nina, curtis, alex and abbi. Lots of play, happiness, and shared connection.

Karly, age 39:

Family trip with parents and uncle to hawaii, sunrise kayak… joy of quality time with family in a stunning place

Samantha, age 29:

Family trip tp Czech Republic and Ireland, with no plans and a lot of curiosity.

Braden, age 25:

Exploring the world with friends and family.

Leatrice, age 52:

My sister's 50th birthday in Thailand with 26 friends and family! Memorable, amazing and fun!

Liz, age 50:

Its seeing new places with family.

Youssef, age 28:

Skateboarding at Glencoe Scotland

Silong, age 18:

Adventure is something I've always craved. The moment I walked alone, understanding nature and the people around me, I felt alive. It made me think we are not just living to die, but to live!! It is important for me cuz it made me realize what really is living!!

Jon, age 49:

Five days backpacking in the Enchantments in the Pacific Northwest was total freedom from technology and immersion into nature. Nothing mattered except exploring the beauty of this world.

Gareth, age 26:

Exploring Australia's food, culture, and scenery with my best friend, who became my wife and forever partner.

Brandin, age 40:

Seeing the world with people I love

Jonathan, age 40:

This cherished memory reflects an amalgam of significant experiences in my adulthood; they respresent freedom, mobility, unbridled joy and utter satisfaction.

Lanie , age 23:

Visiting a coastal town in Spain with my best friend and night swimming, meeting new people, and dancing all night long is an important memory for me because it made me feel alive, at peace, and so grateful for our friendship.

Max, age 15:

The first time I studied abroad in Italy and experienced the European culture and way of life. It was magical and transformative and shaped who I am as a student today.

I am thinking about my childhood home and the feeling of returning home. Drinking morning tea looking out from the varanda and seeing the early morning fog and chill. Feeling the morning chill battling with the hot tea, ahh finally I am home.

Ashley, age 48:

Skydiving with my son, being scared and exhilerated at the same time

an, age 21:

i'm still young and i'm figuring out my life.

Dawn , age 43:

Feel the frequency to resonate with ppl along

Victoria, age 19:

This represents my trip to Puerto Rico with my boyfriend this past summer, I felt so adult being on a vacation with someone other than my mother/family for thr first tume. I truly had all the free will in the world.

Mike, age 32:

Trip to japan with my wife

Sarah , age 40:

I went skydiving, and I'll always remember the thrill of jumping out of the airplane and how I felt when I landed safely.

Leah, age 28:

A trip to Europe with my husband before we had kids, it was magical! Slow mornings with coffee, and multiple hour long dinners with great wine, food, and company. A memory I hope to never forget.

Brandon, age 36:

Traveling and exploring the grand canyon. The very first trip with my life partner, Trace

When I was 16 I went to Dubai with my parents for a work trip. I was all alone most of time, so I explored the wonders the UAE had to offer, like their magnificent architecture and rich culture. I felt totally abosrbed in the experience.

Bré, age 29:

Through travel and exploration i am able to stretch outside my comfort zone and learn new things about myself. Building community and connections everywhere I go.

Bill, age 53:

Travelling to Barcelona for the first time after hikimg the camino

Andrew, age 23:

Every destination is a reminder to hold gratitude, keep going, and holds the people you experienced them with, with you forever.

TC, age 12:

I think of my travels around the world as a teenager. I believe that being able to share a meal with strangers, learning about new culture, it anchors us and who we are.

Tameka, age 30:

My first international trip was to get married in the Dominican Republic. This was a huge life event that turned out to be executed perfectly, even with the rain. All the things that matter were present: God, beauty, love, nature, family, intention, purpose, self-care, relaxation

Felt calm and a sense of relief

Jill, age 33:

Feeling calm when I am reminded of my family at airports and that I am a tiny grain of sand in this vast universe.

Coby, age 12:

As a child, being outside in our yard with grass and clear skies and our two basset hound dogs, without a care in the world.

Sam, age 24:

Being in my room with no deadlines and nothing to prove. Just playing video games and thinking about who to connect with.

Sj, age 6:

My first out the country trip; Panama. I traveled alongside my mom, grandma, and younger brother. Till this day I have vivid memories of this trip. Too many to put in words, the thought of it alone brings me peace.

Kim, age 44:

Cuddling aviana as she slept next to greg and i on our first night in hospital, after her birth. I felt so incredibly calm, ecstatic and so present. Everything was completely enough in these moments. I was so full of pure love.

Xavier, age 40:

Beimg at home with my identity as Filipino yet connected to the world

Theodora, age 18:

Watching the sunset on the beach with my family at the same beach we've gone to my whole life. Such a special summer tradition (:

Heather, age 5:

Being with my Grandmother growing up was the best! Whether we were in Georgia or Guyana, time with her was always magical to me! From homemade orange juice, to her Guyanese baked and buttered bread and her beautiful gardens of flowers and veggies - she did everything with LOVE.

My first trip to jamaica … I refelct on this memory quite often as it was the first time I had the opportunity to put my passport to use and act out in real time my childhood dream to take on new adventures.

Living on the beach and love of words

Yang, age 35:

Stay with my family, or sometime when l feel very relax by my own, the moment was very calm and feeling energetic

TC, age 33:

Spa date date! Partner and I spontaneously decided to spend 6 hours at spa. Used gym, ate, sunbathed, napped, drank, amd let the spa consume our troubles.

Erin, age 36:

Taking my two daughters to the arboretum where we wander aimlessly for hours amongst the beautiful trees , landscapes and parks. I want to bottle up their free spirits, laughter and smiles forever.

Kelly, age 8:

Being in nature in the simple act of playing and being with family at the lake. It was a time where we were together with no distractions of expectations, where we were safe and comfortable as ourselves.

Ney, age 32:

Walking through the countryside at home, its cold but not too cold, quiet and completey serene

Angela, age 9:

Summers on a houseboat with my family growing up living in the calm cool waters enjoying family and traditions

Sam, age 24:

Being in my room with no deadlines and nothing to prove. Just playing video games and thinking about who to connect with.

Destiny, age 44:

I felt peace and healing for a moment after my sons death

Sage, age 29:

The momenmt my daughter was born i was overwhelmed with so many emotions of love, overwhelm, gratitude, being proud yet, I needed to remain calm up until that momemeny

Burton , age 86:

Utilizing a variety of techniques for deep relaxation including listening to solfeggio music during sleep.

Aj, age 117:

Travel with family i looooooove them

Destiny, age 44:

I felt peace and healing for a moment after my sons death

Em, age 16:

Blue skies have always been my happy place

Tracy Norfleet, age 27:

Calmness is the ability to relax and just be. To be present in the moment. To not be worried. To be content. A moment to reflect. A moment to release. A moment to recover. A moment to refuel. Happiness

Ragini kaur, age 27:

Serenity calmness stillness me with me

Aj, age 117:

Travel with family i looooooove them

Bem Joiner, age 30:

Traveling on little to no budget

Janie, age 25:

On campus in the center of a flutter of Monarch butterflies

Tlp, age 36:

Walking through the fields and allowing the wind to take me with it. Hearing only the wind and cows in the back. Its cold- but soon inwas in a warm shower after grounding myself.

Madison, age 19:

It was september of 2022, and i was moving into my dorm room for my first hear of college. I had been there for two days already when my roomate, aaliyah from Spokane walked in and introduced herself. Funny enough, my first words to her were 'this is not your room.'

Maria, age 33:

Home gives me security and it makes me connect with my family.

Priscila, age 22:

becoming.building. Supporting one another, and giving back. Learning. Growing.It lit me up, felt aligned with my place, purpose and time in the world.

Coming together as a community to eat,share story and celebrate is important for collective health and wellbeing

Katie, age 32:

My husband is from Turkiye and we recently gathered all of our family and friends from across the world to celebrate our wedding. Blending our communities (across language barriers) made me want to hold them close and create more memories of community.

The sense of belonging and being part of something bigger than myself was awe inspiring. The love the spark that ignites when we work together for something good.

Alli, age 25:

The feeling of community is wrapped up in ither peoples stories. Reminders that we are all trying to have some type of connection that leads us through life. There is something so much bigger than just our one individual story but community brings rhem all together

Emma, age 21:

I traveled with an acting troupe to Edinburgh to perform in the Fringe Festival. It was a social justice show with other actors who care as much about equality, love and kindness as i do. We developed lifelong community performing this show together.

Charbel, age 28:

Getting to explore a new city either a cherished friend.

It reminds me of home in memphis, tn.

Maria, age 33:

The last christmas my family spent with my mom and our friends.

Me + friends from varios places around the globe sharing a meal that lasted for hours around my table.

Maureen Kagambi, age 33:

Community bring love, connection, good vibes and great moments. Food, fun, friendship and music make community. I have that back home in KENYA with the team I sing with at church and they helped get out of a sad life after the pandemic.

Nishat, age 33:

Spiritual cafes are times of deep reflection, joys and connection- with musical inspiration and meaningful conversations!

Susan, age 38:

Dancing with my family at my wedding. The merging of our families in joy.

Eric, age 39:

My neighborhood coming tigether to clear out a storm drain during a hurricane

Mercy, age 10:

Community is how we build and protect eavh other

Banana, age 20:

Life is best shared with friends in collective flow + action

Max, age 33:

Being together in experience around performance is my community. I’ll never forget the ingenuity and collective efforts we went through to make a drive-in theatre dUring COVID. The creative air around that event will never happen again - that is a memory worth cherishing.

Bill, age 39:

I am an occupational therapist by trade. I travel a lot for my work conferences. Of course, now that I am a TEDx event licensee, I am gaining a broader sense of community.

Momements admiring music, nature, and art with my loved ones.

Miriam, age 29:

My spiritual mastermind group that reminds one another the beauty, humility and magic of being human

Julie, age 48:

We celebrated Christmas with family im MI one year, and it was a wonderul time of fun, laughs, and togetherness. We even brought our Elf on a Shelf!

Mir, age 4:

We have lost so many people in the fight for freedoms. Id like to think they still live in our laughter, hugs, tears and connection when we gather. Its important because humans can not survive without eachother

Being with likeminded people im community in a different city feels like home.

Geeta, age 29:

Connection with friends laughter adventure

Lara, age 31:

Traveled to croatia on a pilgrimmage with my family to honor my grandma and grandpa who passed. My grandma died of alzeimers, but i also remember her red lipstick, vibrant dance and her smile

Omarious, age 17:

Love and laughter is alwayf important

aghniadi, age 5:

Its where and how i grew up

Eugenia, age 33:

I’ve often found myself drawn to third spaces. Places where people gather in one shared space, sharing food, drinks, conversation, ambition and the general sense of together but apart. A mutual respect for the energy that’s cultivated in third spaces.

Jonathan, age 38:

I did 5 minutes of stand up comedy in front of a crowd

Brooke, age 28:

I asserted myself in my friend group and during my travels. I separated my being from others, and acted on my own needs.

Melanie, age 46:

Learning to be a coach/speaker and teach from the stage- taught me that I have something of value to contribute!

I travlee to NYC with my best friend. We had always dreamed of going together and spent all of our money to go

Lauren, age 16:

Achieving a goal helps me feel confident because its proof that i can domwhat i set my mind to.

Jamiil, age 29:

Savannah and my grandparents. Dad told me this life us what you maje it son

April, age 45:

In 2025 I was able to step out of my comfort zone and network on my own

Ricardo, age 30:

The confidence of having the nature always with us

Jonathan, age 38:

I did 5 minutes of stand up comedy in front of a crowd

April, age 45:

In 2025 I was able to step out of my comfort zone and network on my own

Melanie, age 46:

Learning to be a coach/speaker and teach from the stage- taught me that I have something of value to contribute!

Brooke, age 28:

I asserted myself in my friend group and during my travels. I separated my being from others, and acted on my own needs.

Jo, age 62:

I have learned to contented and happy with the me and the life ive created

Travel amd experiences in the world and also presenting and teaching

I travlee to NYC with my best friend. We had always dreamed of going together and spent all of our money to go

Took the love of my life to hawaii

Sydney , age 12:

I cherished this memory becuase it made me feel invincible, like I could accomplish anything. It reminded me that anxiety is only an illusion in my head and that my reality is much greater than what I perceive it to be.

Marielle, age 50:

Travelling the world with the love of my life, my husband of 46 years, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer. I never feared being lost. Now I need a new kind of confidence.

I received a call about my full scholarship to college on my 18th birthday - I called my dad from the restaurant to tell him and it was one of the proudest moments of my life.

Scott, age 19:

Being in the woods with my Dad, honoring the quiet places - no judgement, no agendas - just existing, being, and embracing our shared space.

Satya, age 16:

During my childhood, music was always something that came to me naturally - i didn't need to seek approval to create something I knew was beautiful; I just did it without thinking. I played the Sax and brought joy to those who heard the ideas that played out in my head.

Alvin, age 25:

When you have the confidence to take risk…you can reach the stars!

Marielle, age 50:

Travelling the world with the love of my life, my husband of 46 years, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer. I never feared being lost. Now I need a new kind of confidence.

Usha, age 6:

Every weekend as a child we went to the beach. Its where I learned to swim and the place my famil connected

Usha, age 6:

Every weekend as a child we went to the beach. Its where I learned to swim and the place my famil connected

Alex, age 25:

Mountameering walks with my partner. It always gives my a feelinh of stability and confidence.

Lia, age 19:

Love and patience and lots of joy

I performed routine dances in front of an audience at my showcase and it made me feel good, confident and supported.

Julie, age 44:

We were at an outdoor event, and there was a climbimg wall. I saw that my husband was there about to clumb. I walked over and nexr thing I knew, he said," You're going to do it." nexr thing, the guy put the harness on me, and I began the climb. AND I GOT TO THE TOP! I DID IT WOW!

Travel amd experiences in the world and also presenting and teaching