#wolf connection

Walking With Wolves at Wolf Connection with Lobos 1707

Recently I was invited by Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal to walk with wolves at Wolf Connection, a unique educational sanctuary in the Acton/Palmdale area of California. Located about 90-minutes from Los Angeles, the wilderness retreat unites people with a direct relationship with rescued wolves. Not only does this empower everyone involved, but this healing experience introduces groups up close…

Wolf connection is a 501c3 not for profit Wolf-dog rescue and youth empowerment program.

Watch more inspiring videos of their work with rescued wolves and children at risk:

https://wolfconnection.org/videos

I love to spread awareness about the good in the world. Once a month I share a story and video that will open the heart to compassion and human kindness. Stories like this can inspire you, give you hope, soften the walls around your heart that life can build around it.

Because all healing and all change will come from the heart.

Eileen Anglin

Excerpt from this NPR story:

A strong gust of wind is answered by a chorus of wolf howls in Southern California's high desert.

Wearing hoodies and well-worn sneakers, city kids make their way up a mountain. Navigating the high desert terrain can be a challenge for some, and a few lag behind. Leading the way is a wolf named Malo.

For many of the teens who find their way here, Wolf Connection's Youth Empowerment Program is their last chance; they have been kicked out of school, or have been in gangs or in and out of foster homes.

When program leader Amanda Beer asks the kids for just one word to describe their strengths, those with the toughest exteriors struggle. They fidget and giggle.

Beer looks past the brims of baseball caps and scans their faces. "The wolves never doubt themselves," she says. "They always have their own back. And they also have each other's back. So, let's hear, 'This is who I am. This is my strength.' "

A tall boy who has kept his eyes focused on the ground finally speaks, softly at first, and then a second time. "Aggression," he says. At that moment the wolves in the nearby compound begin to howl. The wolves often respond this way. And when they do, the teens sitting in the circle are respectfully silent.

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Throwing it back to our fundraiser for Wolf Connection -- and that moment when Jules Stewart had to fix Tom Wright's silly glasses again. BFFs for life. Show Jules' side project some love and follow Jules Stewart Project!