My story
My name is Ezequiel Covarrubias, I started this initiative 3 years ago with the goal to cultivate a more direct connection between people through random acts of kindness; to help connect people that want to support others with the people that need the love, and document the process via film and other art forms to share experiences and information that may help people in their lives.
THE BEGINNING
It would be pleasant or easy to say there was always a desire to do a project like this and help others but that would not be true. Like many of you I grew up chasing the dream of success in the business world, maybe starting a family and having some stability or security in my life. These pursuits monopolized my life and there was no time for anything else. Later in my life, I finally became aware of my battle with depression and anxiety. As with many people I had normalized these feelings in my mind and considered them as a normal part of being in todays world and not something that was crippling me.
About 4 year ago all of my efforts throughout the years with these pursuits and the lack of emotional awareness had finally forced me to hit the bottom; it was clear I could not go on living this way. The process of healing is a much longer story that I can share here, in the future through films, writing and other art forms; I will share my experiences and the stories of others in hopes that the information and practices that in which helped me, may benefit others also. Throughout the process of healing and building my life, the idea for this website and initiative of direct connection between people grew. During that healing process there were several subjects that helped me immensely and are now a focus of this website and most of my work. Below you can read the summary of each subject and from there begin to explore the website as each subject has its own designated page.
PEER TO PEER SUPPORT
The main focus of this initiative is random acts of kindness and making direct connections between people. Connecting those who want to support with those who need support for a more experiential experience.
SOCIAL SYSTEMS
The subject of Structuralism is a powerful and large subject that most of my films and projects try to incorporate. First lets define structuralism, the basic idea is that individual and collective behaviors are influenced by the systems around us meaning, Market economies, governments, laws, etc. in other words, the processes we use to organize ourselves to facilitate survival, prosperity, sustainability, and a peaceful coexistence. This is an interdisciplinary study that hopefully helps shows how the world around us functions from a larger perspective so we can use that information to improve our lives. We will discuss this more from a technical organization standpoint than a moral one; although the moral discussion will have its place.
DOCUMENTARIES & OTHER ARTS
Creating stories is a great way to understand our own experiences and the world around us and express our own personal story. For some of us it’s therapy and expression wrapped in one. We will document experiences, people, and projects, in an effort to encourage others to share their art with the world as well.
BIG + COMPLEX + SCARY
These are large and complex subjects, this website and most of the information shared is directed at people beginning to learn these subjects.
For that reason I will try my best to avoid unnecessary complexities and tedious clarifications; however there are many ideas and methods I have researched extensively and through this research realized too much generalization and simple punch-lines does not lead to usable knowledge and practical solutions needed to live a healthy life and affect positive change in the world. My hope is to reach a balance of truthful and usable information that provides lasting resonance for you so you can build and expand on; in-turn maybe you can begin to formulate a truthful narrative and share information from your unique perspective to grow a more informed society.
The reality is, the way I present information and share stories will only connect with certain people, if you expand on this perhaps you will find that the sharing of knowledge will grow in a unique way and we all evolve in a positive way because of it. For those who want to dive more deeply into these subjects, I will provide the source material where applicable so you have a general direction to explore and expand your awareness.
San Francisco, CA
