Ray Brooks

Ray Brooks, Program Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Arizona Public Service, talks to Energy.Media about what the words “energy” and “transition” mean on a personal level. Ray speaks about his own shift of perspective, moving from an existence focused on material acquisitions and professional achievement to a quest for meaning and self-realization.

In this episode, Ray recalls the day that led him to move toward a new understanding of life:

• After several decades of striving – of hard work, professional achievement, and material access – he saw his own image in the mirror and realized that he was quietly miserable.
• This moment of crisis led him to think about what really mattered to him, and he decided to channel his energies into a search for meaning and truth.
• Along the way, he’s gained an understanding of the need for striving with both the brain and the heart – that is, with both technical understanding of the world and with devotion to integrity.
• We mustn’t lose sight of the fact that life has meaning, value, and potential for every human being.

What if you spent your life reaching for the heights of material and professional success – and then realized, once you got there, that somewhere along the way, you’d forgotten to be true to yourself? What do you do if you look at your own image in the mirror and see quiet misery? Do you carry on and hope for the best, or do you take a chance on change?

In this episode, Ray Brooks, Program Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Arizona Public Service, talks about what might lead an accomplished professional to refocus his energy on the transition to a more meaningful life.