The book has been beckoning to me for months now. Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge’s Silence in the Age of Noise (2018) has been definitively not-silent, asking me every day if now might be the time to begin. And now, it is. I open to the title page to begin reading in my parents’ living room. […]
The Growing Project Yoga: A Seva Reflection by Caroline Danielson, TTC Alumna
This past summer, I was an intern at a local non-profit, The Growing Project (TGP). TGP is a non-profit that is working to fight social injustices with the tools of growing food. There are mini gardens all around town in a variety of communities. On top of these gardens, there is a main farm, The […]
Nature Awakens the Soul: A Seva Reflection by Jenni Dykema, TTC Participant
There’s just something about being out in nature that awakens the soul. There’s something about moving away from man-made sounds, listening to the sounds of the Earth, and having conversations with others who feel the same way. Nothing is more grounding for me than finding distance from the day-to-day responsibilities of my life out in […]
Giving from the Heart: Here and ‘Meow’ by Alison LaTona, TTC Participant
When first contemplating what I could do for my Seva project, I knew almost immediately that I wanted to do something to help animals. As an avid cat lover and having adopted my own cat, Amanzi, from the Fort Collins Cat Rescue, it naturally followed that I thought of volunteering with their organization for my […]
Days for Girls International: A Seva Reflection by Marsha Parson, TTC Participant
“One true key to happiness is to labor for the happiness of others.” For my Seva, I had the opportunity to participate in a service project for Days for Girls. This internationally minded non-profit organization began in 2008 when Founder and CEO Celeste Mergens was working with a family foundation in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. […]