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Happiness is Shoveling
Happiness is Shoveling A snowdrift is a beautiful thing – if it doesn’t lie across the path you have to shovel or block the road that leads to your destination. ~ Hal Borland I haven’t lived in the Northeast for … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Snow Hiking Tips
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Snow Hiking Tips If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk. ~Raymond Inmon Given that the almost snowpocalypse has me relatively trapped indoors today … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, camping, happiness, hiking, ice, snow
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Happiness is Turning 50!
Turning 50 is a great excuse for a lot of people, to act silly, or check off bucket list items or make big life changes they should have made years before. I haven’t done much of that, my impending Appalachian Trail thru-hike is part of a recurring five year cycle that is linked to that understanding that we only live once. Continue reading
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Tagged aging, family, happiness, happy, life, positivity, turning 50
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Happiness is Uncle Mike Christmas
Happiness is Uncle Mike Christmas I have lived on the west coast for the last 20 years and most of my family lives on the east coast. So each year for Christmas I need to ship my gifts east around … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Christmas, family, happiness, happy, hugs, simplicity
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Happiness is an ice cream sundae and a smile
Happiness is an ice cream sundae and a smile I’m back in the Northeast and one of the things I’m a total sucker for is a Reese’s Pieces Sunday at Friendly’s. Tonight, I went in for one, it would … Continue reading
Posted in Random Happiness
Tagged Friendly's, happiness, happy, ice cream, little things
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Walking the Line
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Walking the Line All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche As I’ve mentioned previously I have undertaken planning to do a thru-hike next year on the Appalachian Trail (AT). My hope is … Continue reading
Happiness is being a man
Happiness is being a man Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many of us, the confusion around this question is excruciating. ~ … Continue reading
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Tagged being a man, gender, happiness, happy, life, patrick warburton, society, transgender
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Happiness is a workout
There is plenty of research about the connection between fitness and happiness, so take time to get fit my friends, it will help you have happier days ~ Rev Kane Continue reading
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Tagged exercise, fitness, happiness, happy, life, mood, positivity, working out
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: This was NOT the plan!
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: This was NOT the plan! As I’ve mentioned previously I have undertaken planning to do a thru-hike next year on the Appalachian Trail (AT). My hope is that I will walk all 2,200 miles of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, appalachian trail, at2015, backpacking, family, happiness, hiking, positivity, thru hike
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A Really Wonderful Day
This is what made me happy today, what was if for you friends, drop me a note and let me know and I’ll happily share it in a post or on our Facebook Page. Regardless, I hope this raised a smile and helped you have a happier day my friends. ~ Rev Kane Continue reading
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Tagged blog, family, friends, happiness, happy, life, old friends, writing
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