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.

One thing that pretty much unites us all is that we use the road. Sometimes in life, as sometimes in our travels, we need to reverse, back up a bit, correct a mistake, own it and move on.

If I have learnt anything during my 60-plus years on this wondrous planet, it is that every day we have the opportunity to be better versions of ourselves. And through the simple act of kindness we have this opportunity…