The Power of Optimism

"I always knew how lucky I was to have his never ending support after being given the gift of his love and admiration for nature," she says. "It was not lost on me that his impending departure coincidentally aligned with Luke's rival in my life." The parallels couldn't be more obvious, which we reflected on asWe held onto each other as the wind continued its treacherous path all night. That day on the sanctuary river, I paddled the swiftest water I had ever run in a small and stable boat way down by day's worth of gear. Yet I met my discomfort with grace and compassion and paddled on.