In a raw world that seems to bleed everyday with shriveling resources, human tragedy, and environmental ruin. Where every moment with a press of a button or a swipe of a screen, we are assaulted with distressing news, stories and images that threaten our sense of security and dim our lights, we must find ways to remain optimistic. We must work to remove the physical and metaphorical barriers that block our meaningful connection to one another and to our planet. In my 25 years documenting remote tribal communities around the world and have learned important lessons from their collective wisdom.