{"id":72,"date":"2025-03-19T22:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T22:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adamholden.org\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2025-05-19T01:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:43:18","slug":"public-talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/?page_id=72","title":{"rendered":"Public  Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"72\" class=\"elementor elementor-72\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba912b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba912b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b049b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b049b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public Speaking Events - Adam Holden <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f0b6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f0b6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff2f7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bff2f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3603c0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3603c0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eef3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67eef3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97eca88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97eca88\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71506f0 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71506f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1920x320-dividers4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-536\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43806e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43806e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d080106 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d080106\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2a9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba2a9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Another-Life-February-21-2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Adam-Holden-Visionary-Blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2622\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Adam Holden - Visionary Blog<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe46212 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe46212\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5550f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5550f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adam Holden - Speaking Events - Invitations<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae86480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae86480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As children, everything is desirable. We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. But as the years roll on, innocence fades, replaced by responsibilities. Responsibilities breed doubt. Doubt breeds aversion. Aversion breeds clinging, Clinging to what, Do you know?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a03b1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a03b1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d834eca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d834eca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a8004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5a8004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Another-Life-February-21-2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-Realms-Life-Path-Friends-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3662\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Invitations to Cultural Conventions - Events<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba6e7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fba6e7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c2e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90c2e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clifford - Local Community Groups - Events<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0900f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0900f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As children, everything is desirable. We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. But as the years roll on, innocence fades, replaced by responsibilities. Responsibilities breed doubt. Doubt breeds aversion. Aversion breeds clinging, Clinging to what, Do you know?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626d69a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"626d69a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b584682 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b584682\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdd7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bdd7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Another-Life-February-21-2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Adam-Holden-ViPublic-Speaking-Events.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3644\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Adam Holden Speaking Events<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34db4d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34db4d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3085de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3085de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">Chinese - Industrial <\/span>Conventions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212a164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"212a164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As children, everything is desirable. We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. But as the years roll on, innocence fades, replaced by responsibilities. Responsibilities breed doubt. Doubt breeds aversion. Aversion breeds clinging, Clinging to what, Do you know?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be3830 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9be3830\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b5c9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2b5c9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c9272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8c9272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Another-Life-February-21-2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder-19.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1320\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c546d42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c546d42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff39b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff39b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impromptu - Village Square \u2013 Park - appearances<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7f948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b7f948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As children, everything is desirable. We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. But as the years roll on, innocence fades, replaced by responsibilities. Responsibilities breed doubt. Doubt breeds aversion. Aversion breeds clinging, Clinging to what, Do you know?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34aff63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34aff63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c6847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18c6847\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48afd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a48afd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Another-Life-February-21-2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Business-Mindpool.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4219\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Business Conferences - Seminars <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc4efa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fc4efa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2072b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2072b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Roundtable - Events<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ac481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ac481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As children, everything is desirable. We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. But as the years roll on, innocence fades, replaced by responsibilities. Responsibilities breed doubt. Doubt breeds aversion. Aversion breeds clinging, Clinging to what, Do you know?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aca6a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8aca6a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c128f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c128f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a6bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5a6bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Another-Life-February-21-2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Adam-Local-Culture-Groups.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3664\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Adam Local Culture Groups<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad2ca4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cad2ca4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c899efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c899efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">English Corner Sharing - Activities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc1bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbc1bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As children, everything is desirable. We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. But as the years roll on, innocence fades, replaced by responsibilities. Responsibilities breed doubt. Doubt breeds aversion. Aversion breeds clinging, Clinging to what, Do you know?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5cf609 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5cf609\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203ad34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"203ad34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2dd51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d2dd51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Another-Life-February-21-2025.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/placeholder-19.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1320\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5091381 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5091381\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231fa01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"231fa01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Culture Groups - Activities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c06cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c06cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As children, everything is desirable. We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. But as the years roll on, innocence fades, replaced by responsibilities. Responsibilities breed doubt. Doubt breeds aversion. Aversion breeds clinging, Clinging to what, Do you know?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1e290 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba1e290\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5828f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee5828f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb8097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edb8097\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7deade elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7deade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1920x160-dividers4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-164\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a76e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28a76e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f7a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3f7a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enlightenment - The 3 realms of Humanity - Talks on Selected Book Topics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6a5c7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba6a5c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e22b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21e22b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/?page_id=1454\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Book-1-cover-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-165\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Book-1 Life Mastery<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01a42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c01a42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/?page_id=1463\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Book-2-cover-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Book-2 Self Mastery<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2070158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2070158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/?page_id=1469\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Book-3-cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Book-3 Spiritual Awakening<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e5130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e5130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/adam_holden\/wordpress\/?page_id=1474\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/adamholden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Book-4-cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-338\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Book-4 Spiritual Enlightenment <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5498b86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5498b86\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab75195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab75195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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We don\u2019t understand adult stress; we only know we want to grow up, to be one of them. We look ahead, we reach, we strive. 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