Following is a guest post from The Freedom Story: It’s Pride Month. America is erupting in protests over racial justice. There’s a pandemic going on and we’re witnessing how the essential workers, the ones we most rely on, are the most vulnerable with, historically, the least amount of economic & health protection. June is likely to be punishingly hot. continue reading …
Partner Spotlight: Posting Travel Videos and Why I Took All Mine Down
Following is a guest post from Ethical Storytelling: Ten years ago, I traveled to Fiji in the name of humanitarian aid, and I didn’t last two months. I left in a state of shock and didn’t look back for five years. During that time, I built a privileged career off the travel videos I produced continue reading …
Generosity Without Money
Generosity Without Money Since writing Junkyard Wisdom I’m often asked a simple question about generosity: how can we be generous without a lot of money? Plenty of people think generosity is mostly about giving money away to worthy causes. It’s about sponsoring a child, supporting a youth sports league, contributing to the arts, etc. Other people think generosity continue reading …
Partner Spotlight: Determined to Follow Her Dream
Determined to Follow Her Dream Nan’s story begins when she was 12 days old. Her parents left Northern Thailand and moved to Bangkok to find work, leaving Nan to be raised by her paternal grandparents. At age 21, Nan is now the oldest of four children, with a younger sister in 12th grade, a brother in continue reading …
Partner Spotlight: Because She Wanted to Give Children a Chance
Because She Wanted To Give Children A Chance When Boonta was in sixth grade, she was the only one in her class who managed to meet the requirements to pass on to secondary school—a common occurrence in small Thai villages where emphasis is placed on finding work as soon as possible, rather than on completing continue reading …