Preface: Volunteering Matters is an ongoing series. In this series, I share photographs & thoughts regarding my favourite volunteer projects. Volunteering is an important part of my life. I’m always looking for ways to volunteer my time & energy to good causes. Because I am…
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Conservation & Zoology
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. —Albert Einstein For as long as I can remember, I have absolutely loved to visit zoos & aquariums. My…
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The Best of evolution you
In celebration of my 10-month-blog-anniversary, I’ve decided to do a Best Of post. This is also a great place to start if you are new around here & looking to get a taste of the most delicious bits without having to sift wildly through the…
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5 Tips for Focusing & My Mini Meltdown
“When the lion is chasing the antelope, he doesn’t look back. He has to eat.” –Robert Cheruiyot The antelope knows how to focus. That’s what this post is about–focus. Last Sunday I had a meltdown. I was tired. In the past few weeks, I’ve gone…
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3 Super Simple Ways to Reduce Stress, Improve Health, & Live Happy
Want to know how you can cut your stress in half? How about if there were two things you could change that would drastically alter your stress levels for the rest of your life? Now I bet you really want to know, right? What if…
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Hakuna Matata: 8 Lessons I Learned in Kenya
The Adventure Begins I was taking a required elective, World Geography, during my senior year of college. If it hadn’t been for that elective, I would have never been in the Science Building at all. (I was an English Major with a Creative Writing focus.)…
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Review: Tribes by Seth Godin
On a recent flight, I began reading Seth Godin’s Tribes. On the return flight, I finished it. It was my introduction to Seth Godin—no idea why I hadn’t found him sooner!—and what an introduction it was. The book blew me away. It is the best…
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Let Go of Your Goals & Unleash Your Dreams
Dreams are Just as Important as Goals I’ve written quite a bit about setting & accomplishing goals; overcoming fears; and making the best out of difficult situations. But what I haven’t written enough about is flat out—unleashing your dreams. Goal setting is a very mathematical…