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.
Corvaa
When I went for genetic testing at 22 and found out I have, “a cell of uncertain significance.” That my doctors are not sure if it’s just an abnormal cell with no concern or if it is cancer. That there’s no real resolve other than to get checked. My perspective on life changed forever after that one appointment. Read More>>
iliac Golf
After listening to a Steve Jobs speech, we were struck by his idea that we’re taught to treat “reality” like a box—stay inside it, don’t push too hard, and you’ll be fine. It made us realize something powerful: everything we rely on—cars, homes, phones, food—was created by people no smarter than us. So why shouldn’t we reinvent the way high-end fashion works? Read More>>
Kelsey Gibbs
I could look back on my life and point to many moments of exceeding joy and many of immense sorrow. The ones that tend to sit with m et longer are the ones that cut the deepest because they refine my character but also because they require a hope in something that is greater than myself. My faith has been the root of my story. Read More>>
Stacy LeBaron
In the mid-to-late 90s, I was asked to check on some sick kittens at a bar in Seabrook, NH. What I found was heartbreaking: a dumpster with about 30 kittens, many with such severe eye infections they needed enucleations. As devastating as it was, I realized the problem wasn’t just the kittens in front of me—it was the cycle behind them. Read More>>
Dollar Renoire
The moment that really shaped my worldview! It was the day I embraced Islam! So I understood that men can learn things and transmit information to children that may not necessarily be true! Or may be wrong! The most important thing is to have a clear, precise and fluid vision of the matrix in which we live! Read More>>
Rogerio Maudonnet 
In 2007, I experienced a moment that profoundly changed my outlook on the world. At that time, I was living in Brazil and working to gain recognition for my debut instrumental jazz-rock and fusion album. A few months earlier, I had submitted some songs to the North American Rock Guitar Competition in Buffalo, New York. Read More>>
DJ iSizzle
One moment that really shaped how I see the world was during a wedding I DJed where a couple’s grandparents, who hadn’t danced in years, got up and shared a slow dance. Seeing that pure joy and connection, strangers smiling, generations celebrating love together, reminded me that life’s most meaningful moments are about people and shared experiences, not perfection or planning. Read More>>
Kelli Price
Starting my photography business in 2013 and moving across the country in 2015. I did very little questioning my decision for either of the adventures, I just made the leap and assumed it would work out…and it did! I think how that shaped me is because many people seemed surprised that I succeeded and made these big changes. Read More>>
Emmanuel Chin
A moment that really shaped how I see the world was when a close family member I grew up with and helped take care of almost lost his life. It was a terrifying experience, but it opened my eyes in a way nothing else had. It made me realize how fragile life is and how easily it can be taken away. Read More>>
Carrie Gibson
I would have to say one of the moments that shaped my workd view was in an African American Studies class in college. Professor Juilus Lester asked how how we imagined it felt to be a slave in a book we were reading. A fellow student said they did not know. Read More>>
Samantha Marie Saglibene
Through meditation practice, I have seen a lot of thought patterns that were rooted in economic and social aspects of my life get to be questioned for the first time, such as senses of safety and how I provide those for myself in ways other than the typical forms, such as financial and societal successors. Read More>>
Tracy McHugh
A defining moment for me was when I began traveling internationally. At first, it was close to home—Canada and the Caribbean, just dipping my toes into new places. In college, I stretched a little further, traveling with my school to Greece and England—a safe leap, but one that opened my eyes to how big and layered the world really is. Read More>>
Joseph Liberti
The moments that shaped me have all carried the same theme: reinvention. In my early seventies, I decided to become a professional jazz musician. I improved my childhood level music reading and learned to write and arrange music. I performed in clubs and for special events and created and performed themed concerts. Read More>>
Laronda Sullivan
A moment that really shaped how I see the world was a couple of years ago when I read The Four Agreements. That book gave me a huge “aha” moment about living in my authenticity rather than by society’s script. Read More>>
Bobby Washington
I was about 10 years old when I had an experience that forever changed the way I see the world. One night after a late trip to the Sacramento Six Drive-In with my dad, we came home tired and ready for bed. As soon as we walked inside, I noticed a faint glow coming from the kitchen. Read More>>
Stephanie & Mitchell Moulton
Our first night in Auckland, New Zealand was not what we expected. Our hostel was on K-Road, known (unfortunately not to us) for being unsafe since the pandemic. It’s become overrun with drug and alcohol abuse, beggars, and homeless. The hostel was clean, modern, and everyone was friendly, but outside was chaos. Read More>>
