Sometimes a key moment can make a world of difference in our lives. Those moments are deeply underrepresented in our conversations relative to the importance they play in our lives. We hope to begin to remedy that below.
Anthony Cally
Since I’m in the entertainment biz I’ll keep it about movies. I remember renting ‘Ikiru’ by Akira Kurosawa. This must’ve been in middle school when Netflix used to mail the dvd’s to your house. Being used to see his samurai films ( Seven Samurai, Yojimbo), I was curious what it would be like to see a contemporary story of his. Read more>>
Deb BRANDON
I can’t reduce it to a point. It was more of an event that stretched over several months when I was forty-seven years old, after my acute brain bleeds followed by my brain surgeries. Once I returned home from hospital and my journey to recovery began, so did my growth as a person, and with it the changes in my perception of the world. Read more>>
Julio LAU
The moment that truly changed the way I see the world was the loss of my younger brother. He was not only my family, but also my best friend and my greatest inspiration. His passing transformed the way I understand time, purpose, and creation. In recent years, I’ve immersed myself in diverse fields — from philosophy and quantum and classical physics to contemporary art. Read more>>
Yiyu Cao
This is an interesting question—and to answer it, I have to begin with where I come from. I grew up in a small city in China, where tradition held immense weight. From my earliest years in primary and middle school, I lived under the influence of highly structured systems and the constant presence of expectation. Read more>>
Mildred D. Muhammad, D.Hum
The moment that truly shaped how I see the world was when my ex-husband, who would later become known as the D.C. sniper, did not return my children after a weekend visitation. I went from being a mother fighting for her family to a woman fighting for her life. Read more>>
Meghan Connolly (Maloof Berdellans)
A moment that truly shaped how I see the world was the first time I understood how different life feels when you actually live inside another culture rather than observe it from afar. So much of what we think we know is secondhand, shaped by headlines, misconceptions, or fear. Read more>>
Jordan Poirier Whelan
Having children can change your entire route in life, prior to my first, my hobbies were for fun, my life was for myself and meaningless, once I had children it gave me a course I had to follow, one with much more rewards than a life alone. Read more>>
Donny Apollo
There wasn’t just one moment, it was a collection of losses. Losing people I loved, losing stability, even losing myself for a while. I used to think pain meant I had to harden up, but what it really taught me was control. Not control over people or outcomes, but control over my reaction. I stopped letting things I couldn’t fix immediately dictate how I move. Read more>>
Christine Lozano
Living in London and traveling extensively around Europe opened my eyes to ways of living outside of America. Learning about different cultures and different views on life really opened my eyes on always being curious and never being afraid to ask questions or try something new. This happened after I finished college and to be fair it was more valuable than college. Read more>>
Shannon Russell
I think it would have to be the moment I decided to leave my career as a TV Producer. After working my whole life to achieve this job, I wanted to be a present mom to my little kids, so I made the hard decision to walk away. Read more>>
Bailey Merlin
It happened during my time in the Media, Medicine, and Health program at Harvard Medical School. I was researching the “loneliness epidemic” and came across a statistic showing that LGBTQ+ people are significantly more likely to experience loneliness than their straight counterparts. No surprise there. But when I looked closer, I noticed something strange: The majority of respondents weren’t gay or lesbian, they were bisexual. Read more>>
Sparky LeBold
I had some of the best instructors at Art Center…people like Michael Spooner, Harry Carmen, Phil Hays and more…they taught me that nothing is given, it is earned. Read more>>
Paula Andrea DeLucia
Going through my second divorce completely changed how I see life and myself. It was something I never imagined would happen to me, especially in my 50s. I had to start over, rebuild, and face the reality that even with all my financial knowledge, my own life had turned upside down. I took a financial hit, and for a while, I felt like an imposter. Read more>>
