Category Archives: Inspiration

I was late to marry.  As soon as I approached puberty, my father began drumming into me the notion that marriage was most important decision of my life.  He told me to wait until I finished my education and warned … Continue reading →

When you are a boy playing soccer, probably the last thing you are thinking about is being safe.  For twelve-year-old Sead Bekric it nearly was when artillery shells blew up the ground beneath his feet in Bosnia. The last memory … Continue reading →

A few years ago, I visited San Francisco for a board meeting of the Jane Goodall Institute. Though I arrived late in the day, I was determined to get out of the hotel and enjoy the city. As I began … Continue reading →

When I was thirteen, my Father told me he was dying.  He had been to the doctor for the annual physical required by his company, expecting nothing and feeling fine only to told he had black lung.  There was nothing … Continue reading →

If you want to find hope in Anacostia, you have to bring it with you.  Anacostia is just across the river yet worlds away from the rest of Washington, DC.  For the most part, Washington is a place where people … Continue reading →