Hi all,
By chance I came across this thread and although I realise it might be too late for me to post, I wanted to share my story which I hope will inspire those who read it.
The photo I shared below describe my story where over the last 5 years I have used over 1,000 bicycle decks with people writing positive messages on my cards. I have used each and every card in various projects as an art of communicating my story.
https://instagram.com/p/9TiFzNm3uI/?taken-by=forwardthesmile
This is the two documentaries:
www.AngeloStory.com
bit.ly/angelocardart
Summary:
5 Years ago, I have launched a project with the simplest purpose to encourage and inspire people to share a smile with a stranger, called FORWARDtheSMILE.com.
Since the age of 5 to the current age of 30 - I have lived a life in and out of hospitals. When living an entire life where everything seems to be against you and stripped of hope to the last thread of wanting to take your own life -
This is not a reflection of a story where everything is now ok. It is an ongoing journey amidst the struggle to turn my world upside down and fight through the challenges by deciding to give something that I didn't have in my own life - A smile.
Over the last 5 years I have used my passion of magic and music to entertain strangers everywhere I go and share a smile with them. Every stranger that embraced me back with a smile over the last 5 years, I have captured a photo and shared it on my website (
www.FORWARDtheSMILE.com)
This has opened a new dimension to life - A collection of thousands upon thousands of smiles & stories. What happens when you decide to give freely something that you don't even have for yourself to a stranger?