On a quiet Saturday afternoon in March, something beautiful happened. And it all began with a sheep the world had not yet named—Jumbuck.

Today marks 22 years since a pig trotted into life, tugged at my heart strings and took me in a direction I could never have imagined.

A strategy, simply put, is a plan: a thoughtful approach to achieving a specific goal. It calls for forward thinking, clever choices and a dash of resourcefulness.

When the stories we tell ourselves become our beliefs, they shape our reality.

“…an unsettling realisation can emerge: the suffering we allow to befall animals—be it for our convenience, indulgence, or ignorance—is not so different from the suffering we fear for ourselves.”

“You’ve got two weeks” will stand as four of the most promising words to ever hit our ears. They came in response to our desperate plea for more time to capture three wayward sheep who had strayed into a restricted conservation area.

After so many days of retreating, I had grown accustomed to our distant dance. To accepting that her trust would come on her terms, if it were to come at all. But on this day, it felt different. That unspoken void between us seemed to shift.

I cannot help but smile at the simplicity of the message Chris has just imparted: how much better the world would be if we all stepped through life a little more carefully.

Don’t always expect the worst from people, because the best of humanity can be found everywhere.