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The Elasticity of Time

The Elasticity of Time Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.        ~ Haruki Maurikami So being on lockdown for over five weeks now I have not … Continue reading

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Happiness with the Bedouin: Wadi Rum

Happiness with the Bedouin: Wadi Rum If life gets tight, loosen it by travel – Bedouin Proverb I’m a wanderer, I don’t stay in once place very long, I never have.  I’m incredibly comfortable traveling, I’m someone who truly believes … Continue reading

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So what’s next?

So what’s next? The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on. ~ Barrack Obama So what’s next my friends? That’s a … Continue reading

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Happiness is Photography: Ireland

Happiness is Photography:  Ireland “In Ireland, you go to someone’s house, and she asks you if you want a cup of tea. You say no, thank you, you’re really just fine. She asks if you’re sure. You say of course … Continue reading

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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. ~ … Continue reading

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What’s up with 2020?

What’s up with 2020? Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can’t put your feet … Continue reading

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AT Happiness: Trail Community

AT Happiness: Trail Community One of the first questions I was always asked before starting the trail was, who are you hiking with on the AT?  Whenever I would answer I was solo hiking people would become concerned. I would … Continue reading

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Happiness and Special Places

Happiness and Special Places I told the students that they were at the age when they might begin to choose places that would sustain them the rest of their lives, that places were more reliable than human beings, and often … Continue reading

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Havasu Falls, Two Days in Paradise

Havasu Falls – Two Days in Paradise The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also. ~ Harriet Ann Jacobs It was time for an adventure and the one I had … Continue reading

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The World’s Most Dangerous Reverend

The World’s Most Dangerous Reverend No great art has ever been created without the artist having known danger ~ Rainer Maria Rilke So the other night I got tagged in a Facebook post by my friend Mark who I hiked … Continue reading

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