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  • A Memorial Day Lesson about Living with Meaning

    A Memorial Day Lesson about Living with Meaning

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! With the end of May approaching, we prepare to celebrate Memorial Day in the United States. An important holiday, Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember men and women of America’s military who have lost their lives in service to their country and the people who live in… Read more

  • A River Life Perspective

    A River Life Perspective

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In the last post, Living a River Life, I discussed the life-producing power of rivers and what they can teach us about how to live. Like a river, our lives can produce more life wherever we go. However, this requires being connected to a source of “living water”, allowing us… Read more

  • Living a River Life

    Living a River Life

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Rivers. I have always been drawn to them. The flow of the water as it winds through a woods or field. The sound the water makes as it passes over rocks and around obstacles. I can remember throwing leaves and sticks in streams and rivers as a kid, watching as… Read more

  • Releasing Unrealized Potential

    Releasing Unrealized Potential

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! “So, how can someone make a difference?” This is a question I often get when having a conversation about the work NicaWorks! does in Nicaragua or the power of hope to create change. Addressing the underlying issue of hopelessness that fuels poverty makes sense to a lot of people, but… Read more

  • Producing Hope Overflow

    Producing Hope Overflow

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! “The world needs less heat and more light. It needs less of the heat of anger, revenge, retaliation, and more of the light of ideas, faith, courage, aspiration, joy, love, and hope.” – Wilfred Peterson The world needs more hope ecosystems. That is the conclusion I came to as I… Read more

  • Growing Hope Starts with Growing You

    Growing Hope Starts with Growing You

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In my last article, What is a Hope Ecosystem?, we looked at what it means to create a hope ecosystem, or an environment in which hope lives and grows. We looked at it through the lens of Frutivera, the sweet corn project launched by NicaWorks! in Nicaragua. While it is… Read more