Goats and Ponies and Chickens, oh my!
Tam is in another cabin!! Hello.. I’m back! It sure has been a while. During the month of May, I’ve decided to volunteer with goats with an absolutely beautiful family who has already, within a short week that has felt like months, taught me so, so much. Humility, kindness not only towards humans, but animals and nature alike.. They teach me to work hard (milking goats isn’t always a walk in the park!), and as Nike says it often, to “just do it”. No excuses, no procrastination.. and does it ever feel rewarding! So often I have found myself lazy in my thoughts, telling myself that I don’t feel like doing one thing or another, be it washing the dishes, picking up my chickens’ eggs the same day, getting out of the house and being active.. let your mind wander for other examples. Working with these beautiful animals, excuses and laziness are not an option. I’m surrounded by 28 female goats needing to be milked twice a day a...
