Category Archives: Spirituality

Global Sustainability Story submitted by Jessica Paradysz of Pennsylvania, USA Like this GSS? Connect with Jessica on Instagram @jessicaparadise222! It’s so easy, almost second-nature to spend hours mindlessly scrolling through Instagram, the colors, ads and words blurring together until they fade into a bleak white. Or spending hours curled up on the couch with butteryContinue reading “Connecting with Nature is Magic “

By: Nicole Troy Scotland touches the soulA chance to restart, to renew to connectDeep breaths of brisk summer airMountains overlooking as they appear to touch the cloudsThe sweet gentle sound of lochs, brooks, and seaBeauty ever aboundingKindness and kinship make you feel whole once moreHistory deeply rooted in her land and peopleScotland is like returningContinue reading “Renewal in Scotland”

By: Nicole Troy Dear Young Nicole,  I wanted to write this letter of intention and gratitude because we are on a journey right now that is both spiritual and meaningful. Our future’s so bright and your spirit has been a catalyst and inspiration for what our life will look like moving forward. As of todayContinue reading “A Letter of Gratitude to my Younger Self: Honoring my True Nature”

By: Francesca Mundrick Dear Little Francesca,  As I move forward past the most difficult year of my life, I cannot help but to think of you. What you represent is a shining light- a warmth bred from expansive imagination, fearlessness, and happiness. I look to you for inspiration and hope as I tackle the newContinue reading “A Dedication Letter to Childhood Me: Honoring A True Nature Girl”

By: Francesca Mundrick & Nicole Troy With much negativity, uncertainty, and hopelessness in today’s world, disempowerment, apathy, and ignorance run rampant. In our pursuit for more as a human race, we have taken ourselves further and further away from nature and, thus, further away from our true selves. We can only presume to move forwardContinue reading “Creating a Community Space for Hope During Uncertain Times: Why did we create WEGSS?”

By: Nicole Troy & Francesca Mundrick Our Story  Nicole and Francesca met six years ago by chance on a cultural tour of Alpine European countries with EF Ultimate Break. Nicole and Francesca shared many special interests and hobbies but what truly made their newfound friendship significant was much deeper. Nicole and Francesca were drawn toContinue reading “Independence & Inspiration: Meet the WEGSS Founders”