This past Saturday was the day of our big agency fundraiser, Dare to Dream. I joke about it being the 9th time we were running an event that we meant to offer just once. I am asked each year to provide a “state of the agency” commentary to bring our donors up to speed on […]
Posts Tagged ‘courage’
Let Us Talk about Determination
Posted: 26th October 2017 by admin in BlogTags: #LGBT youth, be the change, courage, determination, LGBT, love wins, resist, safe space, step up
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On Critters, Kindness, and Courage
Posted: 2nd September 2017 by admin in BlogTags: courage, dogs, family, heroes, kindness, love, pets
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution. ~ Kahlil Gibran Last fall, I took a plunge and brought a third dog into my house. I wasn’t puppy shopping at the time. I was really nervous about adding another set of paws to the 12 already […]
Daring Crustaceans and Other Adventurers
Posted: 2nd November 2016 by admin in BlogTags: #support, courage, death, grief, healing, vulnerability
November 2, 2016 Five years ago this afternoon, I was at a local middle school speaking about LGBT youth and their developmental process. Earlier in the day, I’d learned that a former intern, my very first intern at Youth Outlook—Brian– had died, only 24 hours after learning about the death of one of the drop-in […]
Moving a Lighthouse
Posted: 15th November 2014 by admin in BlogTags: Cape Hatteras, catharsis, challenges, courage, family, fear, healing, lighthouse, overcoming, progress, self-care
I spent a few days on the Outer Banks last week, a gift from a friend who owns a vacation property in Nags Head. Beyond being just a fun place where you can show up pretty much anywhere as you are, the area holds a lot of sentimental value for me. It is the last […]