Lessons from The Jungle Books
Today I finished reading The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling. I enjoyed the variety of stories and the way they demonstrated different cultures and principles. The last story deals with Mowgli’s transition from the feral young lord of the jungle to a maturing “man cub”. He feels stirrings in his soul that he doesn’t understand, but the wisest animals of the jungle realize that it is the call of Mowgli’s heritage to be who he always was – a human. Interestingly, they recognize him as both their lord of the jungle and tell him that he will always be so, but they also tell him that it is time…
Finding My Voice
I admit that writing isn’t my strongest skill. At the same time, I know that writing is part of my mission. Therefore writing is something I need to get good at. That is one of the reasons I started blogging. My blog gave me a place to share what I wrote and people to be accountable to. It also became a place to practice. But I wanted MORE practice. I felt like I needed to find my voice; to be more authentic and readable. My first idea was to write more; do some journaling and reflecting; find more stories in my daily life. I started with a 30 day writing…
