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Getting Back to Happiness
A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures. ~ James E Faust Getting Back to Happiness The past year has been a nightmare in many ways and absolutely incredibly challenging. It was a year of open-heart … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, be happy, happiness, happy, hiking, life, positivity, travel
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One of My Happy Places
I don’t see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn’t need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty.Read more … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, desert, happiness, happy, hiking, life, mojave, travel, valley of fire
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Sometimes you just go numb
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. ~ Norman Cousins Sometimes you just go numb The last two years have been hard. I went from being in a … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, blog, happy, life, moving on, positivity, retirement, Stranger Things, travel
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I’ve Got Nothin!
You can’t fix yourself out of a mental health issue. You can’t wake up and say, ‘Today I’m not being depressed!’ It’s a process to get well, but there is recovery. ~ Margaret Trudeau I’ve Got Nothin! I’ve been writing … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, depression, happiness, happy, life, marrakesh, morrocco, nature, positivity, snakes, travel, wildlife, writing
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I Love the Fall
Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night. ~ Hal Borland I Love the Fall Fall has always been my favorite season. I don’t like … Continue reading
Look for joy and happiness, not just comfort
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. ~ Joseph Campbell Look for joy and happiness, not just comfort My life is clearly marked by a level of comfort. I understand absolutely, that … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, Comfort, happiness, happy, joy, life, pizza
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A Walking Day in San Francisco
San Francisco is a mad city – inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty. ~ Rudyard Kipling A Walking Day in San Francisco I know my time living in San Francisco … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, burmese food, california, golden gate bridge, happiness, happy, life, north-america, presidio, san francisco, travel, usa, walking
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Happiness and Getting Old
Happiness and Getting Old So there is one thing we have no control over and that is the march of time. We are all getting older all of the time and eventually we will all get old. It’s also coming … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aging, be happy, getting older, happiness, happy, health, life, mental health, writing
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My New Hiking Audiobook is Live
To travel, to experience and learn: that is to live. – Tenzing Norgay My New Hiking Audiobook is Live Ten years ago I hiked a thousand miles on the Appalachian Trail, after coming off of the trail I spent three months … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, happiness, hike, hiking, PCT, writing
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Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike
Every walk of life falls under the Testicular Imperative: Either you have the world by them, or it has you. ~ Colin Fletcher Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike So I had a goal for my time off for medical leave, … Continue reading
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