Through Different Eyes

"Art is a personal act of courage. It's something one human does 
that creates change in another." 

- Seth Godin

Look around your living room at the amazement of products the human mind has created: appliances, digital clocks, computers, cell phones, mirrors, photographs, art objects, books, rugs, tables and chairs. Utility items we take for granted make life run.

Art energizes the spirit.

Each required a view through different eyes to develop. Individuals had the courage to create change.

During the day think about the human spirit and motivation to fill needs in positive ways. Also ponder how negativity seeps in and its effects on the process.

How does progress occur?

Recall all the changes and advances experienced in your lifetime. Consider personal, cultural as well as technological progress.

What have you added to the process?

Alchemy

We are alchemists transmuting pain into aliveness, unwanted experiences into awakening 

- Rashani Rea

Awaken into aliveness.

The Promise of a Pencil

Adam Braun worked summers with hedge funds on Wall Street when he was sixteen years old. He moved into a successful career. Then, on a trip to India he found a boy begging on the street and asked the child what he wanted the most. The child said, "A pencil."  This changed Adam's life and he founded Pencils of Promise with $25.  His charity has built over 200 schools in many countries.  

Adam Braun's book, The Promise of a Pencil: How An Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change, reveals his journey to discover his calling. 

Even on his fast-track to make millions in corporate America, Adam felt he needed to make a real impact on the world. He could have raced into a life of wealthy and ordinary yet he chose a different path. Adam chose to matter, to make a difference by founding an organization that has built over 200 schools and brings education to many who desperately need it.

In his book, Adam details the good and the bad. He tells of successes and the bumps and bruises as Pencils of Promise grew.

Each chapter reveals ways to turn ambitions into reality. 

Adam Braun's story inspires individuals to do something meaningful with their talents.