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Happiness is Making Dreams Come True

Happiness is Making Dreams Come True Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches … Continue reading

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Eight Characteristics of Happy People and How to Become One

Eight Characteristics of Happy People and How to Become One So tonight we start with 8 characteristics of happy people as presented by The Happiness Institute.  Characteristics are great, but how do you get to have these characteristics, so I’m linking … Continue reading

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Happiness and Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Happiness and Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) We often busy ourselves in order to forget the poignant and ephemeral nature of our lives. ~ Rev Kane High Blood Pressure In some ways, blood pressure is the bane of my existence.  I … Continue reading

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Life is a roller coaster, hang on and enjoy the ride

Life is a roller coaster, hang on and enjoy the ride Life is 10% what happened to you and 90% how you react to it.                             ~ … Continue reading

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A Happy Hiking Anniversary

A Happy Hiking Anniversary Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Of all the upness accessible to mortals, there is no upness comparable to the mountains. ~ Robert … Continue reading

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Dreams, Decisions and Moving Forward, Machu Picchu and Oaxaca

Dreams, Decisions and Moving Forward, Machu Picchu & Oaxaca A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement ~ Bo Bennett Dreams It’s really important for people to have dreams, we all need something to look forward … Continue reading

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How to survive the first few days on the Appalachian Trail

How to survive the first few days on the Appalachian Trail Great works are performed not by strength but perseverance ~ Samuel Johnson Hiking the Appalachian Trail Thirty-two miles, that’s it, thirty-two miles. One of the things my friend Second … Continue reading

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Happiness is a Little Adventure

Happiness is a Little Adventure  We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. ~ … Continue reading

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Happiness is Independence

Happiness is Independence I ask only to be free.  The butterflies are free. ~ Charles Dickens I thought, given today is Independence Day in the United States, I would write about being free.  If you read this blog you know … Continue reading

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Best of the Ministry of Happiness

Best of the Ministry of Happiness  I’m lazy. But it’s the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn’t like walking or carrying things. ~ Lech Walesa So I’m feeling a bit lazy tonight, good but … Continue reading

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