Don’t believe the darkest corners of the human spirit.

I’ll keep it brief. Don’t believe the darkest corners of the human spirit: Cynicism is not wisdom. Hope is not naïve. Cruelty is not strength. Compassion is not weakness. peace, Ryan p.s.  I need to be reminded of this periodically and thought you might too!

That time I got arrested in Zimbabwe.

Note:  I don’t have a practical de-escalation lesson for this story…  Honestly, I just wanted to tell this story… I had just flown to Zimbabwe by myself to volunteer with a human rights organization. Their secretary picked me up at the airport. As we were leaving Harare (the capital city), we stopped so I could […]

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