Sam Keen - Tulelake National Wildlife Refuge - Tulelake, CA - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

Located at the beginning of the Discovery Trail and near a building is a citizen memorial plaque in memory of Dave Menke, who was a US Fish and Wildlife employee for many years. On the memorial plaque is a quote by author Sam Keen that reads:

"WE LEARN TO FLY NOT BY BECOMING FEARLESS,
BUT BY THE DAILY PRACTICE OF COURAGE."
-SAM KEEN-

This quote is from Sam Keen's book titled Learning to Fly: Reflections on Fear, Trust, and the Joy of Letting Go (1999).

Wikipedia has this to say about Sam Keen:

Sam Keen (born 1931) is an American author, professor, and philosopher who is best known for his exploration of questions regarding love, life, religion, and being a man in contemporary society. He also co-produced Faces of the Enemy, an award-winning PBS documentary; was the subject of a Bill Moyers' television special in the early 1990s; and for 20 years served as a contributing editor at Psychology Today magazine. He is also featured in the 2003 documentary Flight from Death.

Keen completed his undergraduate studies at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and later completed graduate degrees at Harvard University and Princeton University.

Keen is married to the Rev. Patricia de Jong, who is senior minister at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, United Church of Christ, in Berkeley, California.

Address: Tulelake National Wildlife Refuge 4009 Hill Rd Tulelake, CA Website: [Web Link]

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