In today’s episode of Willful, author and adult educator, Sheryl Gordon, talks about:
• How studying Japanese altered her understanding of the English language
• Facing her shortcomings
• Finding greater meaning in life through a different choice of words
Sheryl Gordon is the author of A Rewording Life - ARL for which she wrote eight heartfelt essays on dementia before asking 1000 Canadian contributors to pen sentences using a bemusing and obscure word she provided them. Through her curatorial work, Sheryl hopes to harness the power of words to help eradicate dementia.
*50% of the profits for Sheryl’s book sales will go to the Alzheimer Society of Canada (alzheimer.ca)
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Thank you, Greg Garson and The Merchant Taps & Tavern for offering us such a fantastic stage.
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