What Inspired You Today?

Every day we are surround by brilliant and beautiful people. In our fast paced culture filled with a lot of noise, the best part of life is right under our noses. Humanity: what people are truly made of.
This project was never intended to be a personal site filled my own personal thoughts. Rather I saw (and still see) this as a collaborative effort to inspire each other to simply recognize what we often take for granted: each other.

So how about it? What inspired you today?

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Girl With The Eating Disorder (Contributed by Lindsay)
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Girl With The Eating Disorder (Contributed by Lindsay)
"We are a broken people..."
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“We are a broken people…”
The story goes far beyond the cover
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The story goes far beyond the cover
Dear Girl With Only One Favorite (Contributed by Max)
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Dear Girl With Only One Favorite (Contributed by Max)
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Wannabe Trend Setter vs. “Compassionate” Label Whore

Dear Wanna Be Trend Follower, It's crazy and frustrating to realize how our materialistic culture has conditioned me. When I saw your TOMS rip-offs (only assuming they are "BOBS" by Sketchers. My first reaction was "Nice fake shoes. Couldn't afford the real ones?" Which if you think about it is a straight by-product of the school yard where kids are made fun of, called four eyes and told that their brown moose sweater and velcro Brooks are for 90 year olds. I caught myself off guard. Who am I to judge you on your shoes? Just because they copied the business/marketing model of another company who gives away shoes to kids who need them? It's ridiculous how we identify with individual labels as opposed to brilliant acts of humanity: how we identify with the latest passing trends as opposed to solid, timeless ethical convictions like giving. Toms, Sams, Jims, or Normans; it shouldn't matter; yet it does. As you stood wearing your fake TOMS and me wearing my fake BOBS, I couldn't help by ask myself: "What's more important, the packaging or end product?" I knew the answer before I asked the question.

Related letters:

  1. The Aroma of BC
  2. I’m a Whiny Little Bitch (So now what?)
  3. Restoring hope to a broken world = Culture making
  4. Your day may have been shit but I bet you were wearing shoes
  5. Platforms Were Made to Change Lives vs. My Wife Makes Me Watch (I Swear)

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