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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 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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Trail Family Meeting on the Appalachian Trail
Trail Family Meeting on the Appalachian Trail Only one who wanders finds a new path ~ Norwegian Proverb So as I posted recently my friend Awesome is thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. We hiked together on the AT back in 2015 … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, awesome, backpacking, family, happiness, hiking, travel
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Happiness, the Solstice & IDoH
Happiness, the Solstice & IDoH From the end spring new beginnings ~ Pliny the Elder So much on my mind tonight as I sit down for my weekly post, but first things first. Happy International Day of Happiness, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged equinox, family, happiness, holiday, internation day of happiness, international happiness day, solstice, spring, travel, work
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A Happy Convergence
A Happy Convergence The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~ Ashley Montagu I was driving the other day and the phone rang, it was … Continue reading
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Why I’m Happy Right Now!
Why I’m Happy Right Now! The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it ~ Richard Bach I’m having a little trouble tonight coming up with my Sunday night post. This is the one night of … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, bucket list, children, family, granny, happiness, life, love, positivity
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: Let’s Help Reunite Some Hikers
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Let’s Help Reunite Some Hikers Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo These days on the Appalachian Trail we really have it easy in some respects, primarily in … Continue reading
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Happiness is Granny
Happiness is Granny Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Precious Moments – Part 3
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Precious Moments – Part 3 The other night I posted the first part of this blog, Appalachian Trail Happiness: Precious Moments – Part 1 Last night I posted the second part, Appalachian Trail Happiness: Precious Moments – … Continue reading
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: 1000 miles and done
Appalachian Trail Happiness: 1000 miles and done I’ve learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in … Continue reading
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