The journey I went on this year was the most challenging, painful experience I’ve ever chosen to endure. 365+1 days after my first show, I’m returning for my second to share with you what walking through the fire taught me, and to celebrate my birthday in gratitude for making it out alive ♏️✨

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My most recent random act of beauty happened not too long ago in Indonesia. I was walking down the street when I saw a mother and her young child, about 4 years old or so, sitting on the sidewalk. They were disheveled and barefoot and unlike the other women who dotted the sidewalk, I noticed that this woman was not asking for money. She was just sitting there, looking weak and dazed. As I studied her and her child, something else caught my eye: there were several drawings around them on the sidewalk, indecipherable, fascinating little designs made in some crude, black medium. I asked the woman who had drawn them, and she pointed to her tiny child. My immediate thought was to head to an art store I knew of not too far away and there, for less than a dollar, I purchased a box of 20 pieces of colourful chalk. I returned to the mother and child, drew a pink chalk heart on the sidewalk in front of the little boy, placed the box of chalk at his feet and continued on my way. ⁣
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Later that day I passed by the area again and they were gone. There were no chalk drawings on the sidewalk and I wondered if I had stupidly given them chalk when I could have offered them something that would have benefitted them far more.⁣
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But when I happened by the same spot again the next day, the area where they sat was filled with the most detailed and symmetrical designs. I was in awe that this young child could express himself in such an intricate way. Amongst the linear designs I also saw drawings of round, soft flowers and when I asked her who had drawn those, she again pointed to her young son. I gushed excitedly as I applauded his talent and he shyly buried his face in his mother’s arm. I bought some food for them and left. I searched for them every day after that for the remainder of my stay but I didn’t see the boy, his mother, or any more of his drawings again. ⁣
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I wonder how many great talents, geniuses and potential innovators there are in this world, whose potential never has the chance to bloom due to where they were born and the poverty they were born in to. Are you making the most of your blessings? #500randomactsofbeauty

In the frigid Toronto winter of 2013, I purchased a blanket with the intention of donating it to someone living on the streets. Before finding an individual to give it to, my friends and I rode the trains several times over the course of a couple of weeks, approaching as many strangers as possible, telling them what we were doing, and inviting them to write positive, encouraging messages on it. On certain days it was so cold that it took a lot to convince myself to make the journey from where I was living in Mississauga, which meant walking twenty minutes to the bus stop, waiting for the bus in the cold, and then taking the train down from Kipling, all while lugging this hefty duvet. And then there was the awkwardness of approaching strangers and making sure to keep our energy up despite the rejection we often faced. But I’m so glad I saw it through, and so grateful for my friends like @freemase@alimamaaand@assayaheals who helped out, because this ended up being one of my favorite random acts of beauty. What made it so amazing to me was that not only did we feel really good doing it, but every stranger who agreed to be part of it was clearly touched by the idea as well, so a lot of good vibes were spread during this process. At the end of each day my friends and I were just about floating with joy. By the time we donated the blanket there was no more room to write on it and not only was it covered with positive words but it was infused with a lot of positive energy as well.⁣
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In hindsight I definitely should have called this random act of beauty The Comforter

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