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Musings on a Sunday Night
Musings on a Sunday Night Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Alan Poe … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, musing, personal growth, stress, thinking, weekend, wondering
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Happiness is a Book Club
Happiness is a Book Club There is nothing to writing. You just sit down at a typewriter and bleed. ~ Rev Kane So, several months before I had published my book, Appalachian Trail Happiness, I got a note from a … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalchian trail, author, book club, friends, happiness, los angeles, publishing, writing
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Happiness can be a Rollercoaster
Happiness can be a Roller Coaster We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. ~ Frederick Keonig Ahh the best laid … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, be happy, happiness, hiking, PCT, positivity, wisdom
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Sometimes You Just Need a Weekend
Sometimes You Just Need a Weekend There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither. ~ Alan Cohen Over the last couple of weeks I’ve detailed that I’ve been struggling a bit lately. … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, corned beef, happiness, havasu falls, hiking, irish, relaxation, st. patrick's day
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A Happy Transformation
A Happy Transformation Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery – there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair. ~ Rick Warren Every … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, depression, happiness, happy, joy, personal growth, positivity, smile, travel
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Hello 2017 – Here’s to Happiness in the New Year
Hello 2017 – Here’s to Happiness & Joy in the New Year Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster. ~ … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, appalachian trail, coca-cola, happiness, hiking, joy, postivity
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I failed to achieve a single goal this year: It was a great year!
I failed to achieve a single goal this year: It was a great year! You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, happiness, happy new year, johnny cash, jordan, middle east, new year, petra, travel
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A Post Thanksgiving Hug
A Post Thanksgiving Hug When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, be happy, caring, depression, happiness, loneliness, positivity, thanksgiving
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Happiness is Las Vegas & Monty Python
Happiness is Las Vegas & Monty Python It’s a helluva start, being able to know what makes you happy ~ Lucille Ball As a teenager I discovered Monty Python’s Flying Circus on PBS, it was a revelation. Utter and complete … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, comedy, eric idle, happiness, holy grail, john cleese, las vegas, monty python
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Happiness, Gossip & Comments
Happiness, Comments & Gossip What I’ve found – and the older I get, the more I understand this and stand behind it – is, my whole life has been an exploration of telling the truth. It’s scary to be truthful, … Continue reading →
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