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Appalachian Trail Happiness: My Favorite Little Hiker
Appalachian Trail Happiness: My Favorite Little Hiker As a child, one has that magical capacity to move among the many eras of the earth; to see the land as an animal does; to experience the sky from the perspective of … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, children, happiness, hiking, life, life hack, nature
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Fighting the darkness
Fighting the darkness People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ~ Elisabeth … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, be happy, Christmas, clock change, darkness, depression, happiness, holidays, mood, thanksgiving
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Happiness Resources – Improving Your Mood
By the miracle of technology I’m able to share a bit of happy news while I’m out hiking thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, enjoy my friends and have a happy day ~ Rev Kane Continue reading
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Tagged advice, buddha, depression, happiness, mood, mood booster, self-help, the blues
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Happy Veterans Day
Happy Veterans Day There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. ~ Alexander Hamilton Originally posted in 2017 Happy Veterans Day my friends! I am not a flag … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Happiness, personal happiness
Tagged american flag, be happy, happiness, happy veterans day, honor, military, patriotism, veteran, veterans day, war
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My COVID Times Diary: Here we go again!
My COVID Times Diary: Here we go again! Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. ~ George Satayana So here we go again, people haven’ learned, haven’t taken it seriously and the coronavirus has come roaring back. … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, coronavirus, COVID, COVID 19, covid times, history, pandemic
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Happiness and Healing a Nation
Happiness and Healing a Nation I don’t normally talk politics in this column, and honestly, tonight’s post really isn’t political. America has been politically divided for some time. Over the last four years that division has seemed particularly deep and … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, election, happiness, healing, peace, politics, trump, unity
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Thank you for Voting
Thank you for Voting Too many people fought too hard to make sure that all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message. ~ Luis Gutierrez From all … Continue reading
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Tagged american flag, democracy, democrat, politics, republican, voting
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A Very Happy Sunday
A Very Happy Sunday Don’t get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity. ~ Mark Hyman For the last seven months, life has been more … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, day of the dead, dios de la muertos, family, halloween, happiness, simplicity, sunday, Zoom
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Happiness & Loving Yourself
Happiness & Loving Yourself Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, bliss, blog, happiness, Lao tzu, love, positivity, self-esteem, sobriety, writing
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Happiness is Halloween
Happiness is Halloween Halloween wraps fear in innocence, As though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat… ~ Nicholas Gordon I have always loved Halloween, I was one of those kids who … Continue reading
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Tagged costumes, ghosts, glow in the dark, halloween, happiness, jello, witches
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