Arte for Elephants just came off of the single best weekend we have ever had!! We did a three day, spring arts and crafts festival in lovely downtown Lompoc, California, a charming community in the coastal region of Central California (made famous by the movie, Sideways). It seemed that EVERYONE in Lompoc was super hot to help elephants. We raised money and donated a whopping $325 today to the Global Sanctuary for Elephants in Brazil. But if you've ever been to an Arte for El

Transitions and Purpose- Some of you may have noticed that I've been a little less visible lately, there are a few reasons, but the main one is that I am in the process of comforting my 89 YR mother as she makes that final transition that comes to all living beings. While parts of this journey are melancholy by nature (I will miss her horribly) it's largely a profound and lovely experience to share the last steps with a loved one, particularly a loved one who (as my father, w

Remember this term "Relentless Incrementalism" (thanks to my friend Hollis- From New Life Elephant Sanctuary for this gem!). The most common response I hear from people, when they are presented with some of the more grim statistics related to elephants is something along the lines of "oh I can't even LOOK at that.. it's such a shame".. the natural inclination is to figure that the situation is SO insurmountable, so hopeless and SO overwhelming that your best bet is to just tu