So the journey came to end this evening. After much preparation, they sent us on the road before the young people of this world. As warriors of the heart, we departed and many schools and several months later, I finished speaking at my last community event. This final engagement took place in Weymouth, Massachusetts. It was another beautiful day. Some divine force had postponed the onset of winter and gave us just a few more days of perfect fall in New England. The students reflected this brim of hope. Earlier that day, I watched them (one by one) touched, impacted, inspired, and excited. I watched them walk with shoulders farther back, as they carried this new sense of purpose, awakening, beginning. The message was simple: Kindness and Compassion, as seen through the eyes of 17 year old Rachel Scott . The week hailed 4 very different schools for me as a presenter. I bounced from the low income notoriously tough neighborhoods of Randolph, to...
Our creations are reconstructions of the way we experience the world reconfigured into artistic expression that reveals truth about the world inside us and the world around us. From an early age, I was aware of the responsibility that came with my gifts and I have tried to use my voice to create works and experiences that facilitate connection, hope and self-belief in others.