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Beyond Terminal Care – Being Social
Three types of social conditions benefit brain health: intimacy, altruism and fellowship. “The Joy of Sex” is aptly titled, but even the intimacy of prolonged hugs can release the neurotransmitters that give you a joyful high. As long as Cindy … Continue reading
The ADT Journey – Week 45
From Grafton we went to stay with Gwen Jones, a close friend from our long distance hiking days, and her husband Ted McMahon. Though she lived in Connecticut when we met and hiked with Gwen, she had since moved to … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 42
Cindy and I met as part of a group that hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1980. Having thru-hiked the AT already, I attempted to show off my know-how. To lift the group’s spirits after a drizzly first day of hiking … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 41
In the intervening years since our journey, I recount three particular kindness stories most often. One involves the most inspirational quote, “confuse who is giving and who is receiving,” delivered by the director of the community meals program in Leadville, … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 39
I gave four presentations while in Cincinnati: one to the Sisters of the Transfiguration with whom we were staying; one to the Bethany elementary school; one to the Northeast Lions Club in Milford; and one to Northern Kentucky University. The … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 38
During this stretch trail angels offered us kindness in a variety of ways; our response varied as well. On the first day we stopped at a store in a small hamlet and asked the proprietor if he had a bathroom … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 37
We depended on Ky to slackpack us along this stretch where we stayed at a church, a hotel and two homes. Usually, our stays at people’s homes occurred from us meeting them, such as our last stay in the home … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 36
Our 15 miles of fame from Evansville print and television media extended further. As we continued on roads through this stretch people hailed us from passing cars, from workplaces we passed and even from a graveyard (a live person visiting … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 33
After we endured our coldest night of the journey, clear skies and increasingly warm weather blessed our thirty-third week of hiking, though we still witnessed the effects of the misty, rainy Missouri weather as we walked along the floodplains of … Continue reading
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The ADT Journey – Week 31
The day after the potluck supper at the St. Paul UCC in Hermann, Jack and Pat Wendleton brought us back to where we left off on the Katy, treating us to breakfast at a trailside restaurant. We hiked back to … Continue reading
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