liz weber

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 travel, but I also love...

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice. – Bethany...

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 morning, which meant ...

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 a safari on the East...

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 sunshine in our grou...

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 that what I have to sa...

It's not always rainbows and butterflies, it's compromise that moves us along. --Maroon 5

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 there. --Anne Enrig...

Comparison is the thief of joy. ― Theodore Roosevelt Friday came fast, and I was nearing the end of my time with the animals. Monday would mark my second wee...

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 happened on Thursda...

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 most everything else...

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 thrilled to announce t...

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 afternoon, we did mostly...

I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity. --Penny Marshall It was barely 8am, and I could feel the sun roasting the back of my nec...

All things are difficult until they are easy --Thomas Fuller After unpacking and getting organized, I made my way to the “Activity Center” where dinner was s...

Whatever makes you uncomfortable is your biggest opportunity for growth. --Bryant McGill Corné, the volunteer coordinator, greeted us. He was maybe in his mi...

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“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should ...

“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 strategy firm. I ha...