How would you complete that statement? TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood into a giant chalkboard that asked those who passed by to fill in the blank. Her neighbors shared their hopes, dreams, humor, and musings with one another—and created a true sense of community. Click the link to watch this short but powerful TED talk.

“When I was diagnosed with CML in January of 2006,” writes Justin Ozuna, “I made a conscious decision to move forward with my life. I wanted to do what I had to do to overcome cancer and get back to my prior reality…I never intended for this to be a cancer blog, I just wanted to share my personal experiences. Now, my vision is to make it a blog of hope, humor, and inspiration.”