Over the past several weeks I have been posting thoughts on how we can do more. The posts outline a process of shifting our perspective from self to serving others. The first step is awareness. Invest yourself in learning about the world. Learn the names of the world’s heroes as well as the injustices they have faced. This can be as simple as adding a google alert focused on a specific region of the world. As I have focused a great deal of my energy on Central Africa and the war perpetrated by Joseph Kony and the LRA I have a google alert … View Full Post
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The Fourth Estate & Invisible Children
Once again, I have had my mind blown by Invisible Children. I am so proud of these boys and the incredible group of young people they have assembled at the Fourth Estate. They were gracious to give me the opportunity to speak to what has to be the top 600 young people in our world. The meeting room was packed with young revolutionaries, the majority of them under 18.
I wish you could have seen how dialed in they were to each speaker. This is not your normal group of teenagers. They were actively debating social issues, committing to … View Full Post
I regularly journal to my boys when I travel. They are very young and do not know why I go to Africa. One day when they are old enough to know the truth I want them to have these journals.