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Three Questions, December 26, 2024
Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy. ~ Deepak Chopra Three Questions, December 26, 2024 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll … Continue reading
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Three Questions, December 25, 2024
The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. ~ Andre Maurois Three Questions, December 25, 2024 What was the most beautiful thing that I encountered today? The most beautiful thing I encountered today was the … Continue reading
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Three Questions, December 23, 2024
Happiness is a direction, not a place. ~ Sydney J Harris Three Questions, December 23, 2024 What was the most beautiful thing I encountered today? One of the reasons that I love Valley of Fire State Park is that Bighorn … Continue reading
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Three Questions, December 22, 2024
Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. ~ Hosea Ballou Three Questions, December 22, 2024 What was the most beautiful thing I encountered today? Today it was my first views of the red rocks … Continue reading
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Three Questions, December 20, 2024
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. ~ Epictetus Three Questions, December 20, 2024 What did I encounter that made me happy today? Today … Continue reading
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Three Questions, 365 Days
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~ Confucius Three Questions, 365 Days I created the three questions approach while attempting to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 2014. The three questions are: What was the most beautiful thing I … Continue reading
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Deeper and Slower is Better
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy. – Heath Ledger Deeper and … Continue reading
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Why I need to hike the Appalachian Trail again
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. ~ Gandhi Why I need to hike the Appalachian Trail again So as I’ve … Continue reading
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A Happy Announcement
I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm. ~ John Mackey A Happy Little Announcement While I have mentioned … Continue reading
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A Happy Little Vacation
A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking. ~ Earl Wilson A Happy Little Vacation So for the last couple of weeks I’ve been off the map and on vacation. This was … Continue reading
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