Epilogue
Happiness is the joy you feel moving toward your potential. --Shawn Achor I wasn’t ready to go home. And that surprised me. I love to...
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May 5, 20197 min read
They said it'd be easy...
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar...
Apr 28, 20195 min read
Dempsey!
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. –- Woodrow T. Wilson My flight back to Cape Town was early in the...
Apr 21, 20194 min read
Safari and a Shower
It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better. -- Ella Maillart Next up was...
Apr 14, 20196 min read
The Friends You Call Family
One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin. --William Shakespeare Jean was the first to go. It was hard to say good-bye. She was the...
Apr 7, 20195 min read
Life Lessons
Dignity doesn’t just mean always being stiff and composed. It means a belief in oneself, that one is worthy of the best. Dignity means...
Mar 31, 20191 min read
Sure, I like kids, but...
It's not always rainbows and butterflies, it's compromise that moves us along. --Maroon 5
Mar 24, 20196 min read
Downtime
The writing day can be, in some ways, too short, but it's actually a long series of hours, for months at a time, and there is a stillness...
Mar 17, 20194 min read
Eyes On Your Own Paper
Comparison is the thief of joy. ― Theodore Roosevelt Friday came fast, and I was nearing the end of my time with the animals. Monday...
Mar 3, 20193 min read
Thursdays
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one. -- C.S. Lewis Two things...
Feb 24, 20196 min read
Manual Labor (and some goats)
There is no substitute for hard work. --Thomas Edison On the third full day at Na’ankuse, my team was scheduled for “Project Work.” Like...
Feb 17, 20197 min read
Research!
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. --Mahatma Gandhi EDITORS NOTE: Before we get started, I am...
Feb 10, 20194 min read
Baboons & Bottles
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. --Eddie Rickenbacker For the rest of the...
Feb 3, 20197 min read
Snakes, spiders, scorpions and a baby rhino...
I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity. --Penny Marshall It was barely 8am, and I could feel the sun...
Jan 27, 20195 min read
Day One
All things are difficult until they are easy --Thomas Fuller After unpacking and getting organized, I made my way to the “Activity...
Jan 20, 20194 min read
Welcome to Na'ankuse!
Whatever makes you uncomfortable is your biggest opportunity for growth. --Bryant McGill Corné, the volunteer coordinator, greeted us. He...
Jan 13, 20191 min read
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for joining me on this journey! EDITOR'S NOTE: I've posted TWO blogs today, so be sure to scroll down and start from the beginning.
Jan 13, 20195 min read
Up and Away!
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey...
Jan 13, 20193 min read
Some background...
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ― Ernest Hemingway Several years ago, I took a temp job in a brand...
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