Monday, June 11, 2012

Why Brave Frog?


On our first trip to Caddo Lake we were sitting on the dock at Moonglow lodge. It was Jena's first trip, we were well over the bump to realizing we were not just falling in love with each other, but that we were already in love. We sat on the dock with a glass of wine and watched the sun go down with Jena taking some amazing pictures. As we talked night fell around us leaving us with the sounds of the wetlands. The frogs were chirping all around us in a chorus of noises, high, low, short, and long. Suddenly in the distance we hear a boat and it pulls tight into the dock to our right. All the frogs stopped and we sat in silence as the man docked his boat, got out, and left the area to go home. A few minutes after he left we were still waiting in silence. I leaned over to her and whispered, "We need one brave frog" because we knew as soon as one started they all would. Of course, soon one little frog let out one little peep, then another,  then one more, and soon we were surrounded by the harmony of hundreds of frog noises.

"Brave Frog" is our way of saying, "It takes just one brave individual to start something that can make a difference." It's a concept of appealing more on your sense of adventure then your sense of fear regarding the unknown. Don't let thoughts of failure hold you back, but instead realize that in the grand scheme of things everything will work out okay if you are willing to work hard and keep an open mind when achieving your goals.

So we're brave frogs. We invite you to join in the chorus.

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