“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
- Frederick Douglass

From the Desk of Wolf Pup #0
Seattle, Washington
March 21, 2023

The fifth and final Wolf Pup #0 journey starts here. You can see the other four here. The paths that Wolf Pups travel, whether Wolf Pup 0, Doc The Wolf, or official Wolf Den journies will help us tap into creativity and play our own game(s) in large by part by helping us remember who we are. The process of rediscovering our unique gifts and leaning into them can be uncertain, it can be painful but it can also be liberating; unlocking opportunities that could not have been conceived of previously.

The question is this:

How did we forget in the first place?

The fifth and final journey is, perhaps, the most important. Dr. Jeff Spencer once asked me, in a room full of people, "Why do you get up, especially on the days you don't want to, and what are you showing up for?" Without time to think about the answer, I could only muster a one-word answer:

Posterity.

This journey is a journey of exploring the impact of our actions, words, and contributions on the future. We will explore some of the people and projects that are actively working to bring into being a better future. This is one of the hardest things to do because the benefit is somewhere else in space and time. The people dedicating time to building a better future by building better humans deserve to be highlighted and supported.

Base Case And Build

Base Case and Build is a program created by a Guardian of the Guardian Academy, Wolf Pup #69.

He and a handful of Wolf Pup holders have come together and built an educational program for kids over 8 - lessons from The Wolf Den, The Guardian Academy, Dr. Jeff Spencer, and more - all the stuff we wish he had learned or been introduced to much earlier in life.

The future is bright, this journey is about playing our part to help make it just a little bit brighter.

Jig - Base Case and Build

@BaseCaseNBuild

Closer over more was one of the favorite lessons for Caleb from Base Case and Build

. This young man is going to do extraordinary things. What we love the most is how he shows up and shares his knowledge with the younger kids. @PeterNicson @Dan_P_Nicholson @BlakeSchofield3

Nic Peterson - Wolf Pup #0

@PeterNicson

Closer > More

As in “closer to what matters most” is a better thing to optimize for than “more”.

It’s the focus of CCA and TGA. It’s the underpinning of everything I write.

And if you jive with closer > more I have good news

Posterity