Safe places. Life creates stories that need to be shared. We need to tell our stories in order to understand what is happening. We can only tell our stories when we feel safe to do so. Respect, trust and acceptance are the pillars of a safe place.

Journey. We are all on a life journey. If we observe, learn and discover while moving through life, we’ll get enriched. A good journey helps us to go deeper to the sources of life, culture and beauty.

Story. Who we are, both what we value and dislike is best passed on through stories. Stories give us the opportunity to recognize and connect. They give us the freedom to identify or not. The stories of others equip us for living.

Meaning. Finding meaning helps us to act. It makes us learn. Meaning is the sense to see connections, as well as our place and significance within the course of life’s events. We need others to shape meaning.