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A dinner series seeking inspiration-

More and more we spend our lives staring at screens not only for work, but play and entertainment. Even walking outdoors we’ve become zombie-like, head bowed, connected to the great wide web and cut off from the world. The TV, the computer, the internet, websites with cute cats, these are all a part of our lives, but they are not the meat of our lives. Most of it is actually candy. And there’s a time and place for candy, but we need nourishment. We need meaning. Where are the apps that nourish the soul?

Instead of looking outside of ourselves, to the buzzing and jigging of modern life for inspiration, we need to look inside. Contrary to the pandering-to-a-demographic mentality of advertising, the truth is that the only way to genuinely connect with an audience, is with your own story—your ideals, your histories, with your humor and sex appeal. Ask yourself “what do I have to say?”, “what’s my opinion?” The more personal and specific you can be will speak to the widest of audiences because in the particular lies the universal.

It’s no surprise that many of us are on a search for meaning in our lives and works. It is in this spirit that I’ve created The Dinner Series. (Rick Valacenti)