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The Holidays are Coming Stay Positive

The Holidays are Coming Stay Positive Holidays in general breed unrealistic expectations. The minute you start wondering, ‘is it going to be wonderful enough?,’ it never will be.                       ~ Pepper Schwartz The holidays are coming, well, in fact, they are … Continue reading

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My Annual Thanksgiving Day Hike

My Annual Thanksgiving Day Hike After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value. – G.M. Trevelyan Each year for Thanksgiving I do a hike in the morning, turkey in the afternoon.  My Thanksgiving tradition includes three of my … Continue reading

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Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Little Mountain Therapy

Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Little Mountain Therapy Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~ William Arthur Ward I write about my love for Thanksgiving every year, … Continue reading

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A Restful Sunday Night

A Restful Sunday Night Hello my friends, it’s been a busy few weeks and I’ve been traveling constantly.  Whether it has back east for a surprise birthday party, a conference, a training, a meeting or another conference.  This past weekend … Continue reading

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A Lazy Sunday Night Post

A Lazy Sunday Night Post I like to be lazy. I do like to be busy and really active, but when that’s done, you can be sure I will be a lazy boy. I like to take time and relax … Continue reading

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Happiness is Burning Man: Coming Home

Happiness is Burning Man: Coming Home Happiness comes from…some curious adjustment to life ~ Hugh Walpole I wrote the piece below five years ago for a former blog of mine.  It’s about the depression many of us suffer when we … Continue reading

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Happiness is Burning Man: After Burn Report

Happiness is Burning Man: After Burn Report Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. ~ Denis Waitley So I’m back from the desert, … Continue reading

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Movies make me happy: Reviews

Movies make me happy: Reviews A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. … Continue reading

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Happiness and Family: Update

Happiness and Family: Update Today an update to a piece I wrote in 2012.  The first little update is my flock or gang, (depending on their moods), of nieces and nephews has grown from five to seven.  My brother and … Continue reading

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Books for your Summer Reading List 2017

Books for your Summer Reading List 2017 Tonight a little post to help you find books for your summer reading list.  The focus for the list is books that aren’t too deep, about interesting topics and not too long, basically … Continue reading

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