Life is hard. The stories of hardship, vulnerably told by others, are gifts to encourage perseverance through suffering. The Second Sudanese Civil War (1983) presents such a harrowing picture. A conflict between the north, muslim dominated government, and south, non muslim coalition, resulted in death, destruction, famine, heart ache, the separation of families, cruelty, and…

It’s not confined, to a box, a shape, a color, a singular feeling or action. It’s a vibrant, active, moving and changing element. It holds out hope in hard times and steps back when needed. It looks you in the eye and asks how you’re doing. It takes action and it takes root. It builds…

They pursued convenience. Only to find she did not provide what was needed to fill the divide. In her wake the truth was clear, convenience results not in better decision making. Let the fool be warned and the wise man reminded. Photo by Dylan Taylor on Unsplash.

Stopping for no one, she makes her way. Winter brings 65 below, and summer a blistering 135. A dainty spring is not known here. Instead she arrives in sand storms across the Gobi Desert. Who can say she is heartless, cruel to be this way? This is simply the way she was made. Mongolia can…

Think back to a time when a “planning your career” surfaced the mental image of a concrete path, not to be deviated least it all fall apart. Maybe that was years ago, or maybe that’s today. This traditional pressure to plan your career is largely unhelpful. A career, and the formation of one, is often…