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“I know, in my soul, that a love for travel is a gift and not a hindrance. It feels like a burden when the bucket list is bigger than the bank account, but a thirst for more of the world is not something to apologize for. Denying its presence feels like denying something good in me, something God put there. Wanderlust has a reputation as the epitome of unrequited love, something the young and naive chase after because they don’t yet realize it’s as futile as a dog chasing its tail. Turns out, ever-burning wanderlust is a good thing.”
― Tsh Oxenreider, At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe

“Tea drinking is a liturgy of comfort, and we partake of it everywhere in the world. It’s a ceremony of simplicity, nourishment for both the nomads in foreign teahouses and homebodies in their beds.”
― Tsh Oxenreider, At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe

“My personality traits don’t determine my destiny, they inform it.”
― Anne Bogel, Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything

“Understanding our personalities makes it significantly easier to change the things within our grasp. This is whole point of studying various frameworks! Some people resist personality frameworks because they say such frameworks put them in a box. I’ve found that understanding my personality helps me step out of the box I’m trapped in. When I understand myself, I can get out of my own way.”
― Anne Bogel, Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything

“When we embark on a hard adventure with our kids, we must make sure our kids know we believe in them. This not only helps them to believe in their own ability to conquer the challenge but also knits their hearts with ours as we rise to the challenge together.”
― Greta Eskridge, Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids