The IMPACT issue is out. Am pleased to have interviewed Kodo Nishamura one of Time Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders for the issue. It seems we dismiss fairytales lately, too cynical for the embrace of childhood fantasies, and a disbelief in innocent dreams come true. It is far easier to denigrate a more naïve past and choose anger or destruction over positive action. Yet dreams are rarely achieved without challenge and are frequently born of the same. Friends, communities, and loved ones will ask you to stop out of fear, tradition, power, and good intentions, perhaps wanting to keep you out of an imagined harm’s way. An infallible beneficence and a desire to help others makes this path all the more tenuous. When combined with a need to achieve and unwavering focus you are offered a recipe for astounding success or a devastating disappointment. Sheath yourself strongly and you lose your compassion; walk openly and assume the risk that accompanies effecting change. Can relentless tenderness and wonder alter society’s perception, change a religion, and build a creative career? Perhaps so....Read the full article in the magazine! IRKmagazine is a Paris based fashion and culture website and print publication distributed internationally in boutique shops, trend stores and museums. Available at. www.irkmagazine.com Thomas Werner @thomaswernerprojects, Editor at Large, IRK Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . #thomaswernerprojects #writer #writersofinstagram #irkmagazine #editor #editorial #compassion #buddhism #monk #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtq #activist #makeup #makeupartist #neverstopexploring #neverstop