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Happiness in the Highlands

I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it’s a great place to go hiking. ~ Toby Stephens Happiness in the Highlands So now that my life seems to almost certainly spinning into plan b, my sights … Continue reading

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The Happiness of Just Being

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. ~ Desmond Tutu The Happiness of Just Being Today was a really wonderful day. First off, the weather was just perfect, seventy degrees, sunny, nice … Continue reading

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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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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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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

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Take a Bath in Nature

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~ Lao Tzu Take a Bath in Nature I’ve spent a lot of time in nature, a lot of time on hiking trails, sometimes weeks, sometimes months and bathing is always an … Continue reading

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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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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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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: The Mental Side

But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ said Alice. ‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the cat. ‘We’re all mad here. ~ Lewis Carroll Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: The Mental Side I’m a long distance hiker, or at … Continue reading

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My Interesting Life

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. ~ Oprah Winfrey My Interesting Life I have a simple rule in life, I try real hard not to be boring. I’ve been feeling a bit … Continue reading

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