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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

“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...