{"id":571,"date":"2017-03-21T22:47:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T22:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/original.jackjchen.com\/art\/?p=571"},"modified":"2017-03-27T16:25:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T16:25:26","slug":"my-vision-in-gifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/original.jackjchen.com\/art\/2017\/03\/21\/my-vision-in-gifs\/","title":{"rendered":"My Vision In Gifs"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Life isn&#8217;t measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take our breath away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ever since I was young, I have been thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up.<\/p>\n<p>When I was really young I told my parents I wanted to be a pizza man.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/6cJIvDQEKCDtK\" width=\"480\" height=\"269.76\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I think I just really liked food. And mixing stuff together.<\/p>\n<p>When I got older, two things kind of drove me. My art and the non-profit children&#8217;s magazine that I started with my sister.<\/p>\n<p>Art made me see the world differently.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/mNdOc0Aziv88E\" width=\"480\" height=\"270.72\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Social change made me an activist.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3oEjI1StufP4HQx0DS\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Election 2016 dnc democratic national convention protest GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The answer came to me junior year of college. I was furiously writing down random ideas for things I liked doing until everything came together,<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/11LbwKX02dszWU\" width=\"480\" height=\"211.62324649298597\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I saw this vision. A vision of me on the move.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xUcmepXMEJWbm\" width=\"480\" height=\"261.12\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to people.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/nZIntykN1R86A\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Connecting with people one on one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/I4tao9kNTAmRy\" width=\"480\" height=\"303.4920634920635\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Making art.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/yT2LMBTLZdyfe\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to be a motivational speaker, a life coach.<\/p>\n<p>Someone who could show people the beauty in their own lives and the people around them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/gBoRuMnf3IGaY\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Someone who can make people feel strong and happy just by talking to them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/pPr0e5tqtCwTe\" width=\"480\" height=\"316.8\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Someone who can show people the peace and love in their life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/H1daWEJ3jqoyA\" width=\"480\" height=\"262.08\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nEveryday I prepare for that future. But until then, I&#8217;m laying low.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/7CG6pZwq74nte\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life isn&#8217;t measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take our breath away. Ever since I was young, I have been thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up. 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