Category Archives: Build Community

Spirit of Love

The past couple of weeks I struggled with some injuries. The first one was a strained pectoral muscle, which I first felt when I woke up in the morning, but soon discovered that how I moved Cindy likely was the … Continue reading

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Believe in Yourself

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During our walk across the country our motto was “Believe in Humanity.” I printed this on T-shirts for sale, to help fund our walk. Ironically, I gave away as many as I sold in thanks for the kindness bestowed upon … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: My Brother Pete

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I was five years old at the time and hardly knew my oldest brother Pete existed. I did not know his real name was Leon Sinclair, named after our Dad. Considering he was nineteen years older there was no time … Continue reading

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Kindness after Trauma

Recently I had the good fortune of helping a budding author by proofreading her manuscript, titled To Dance in the Rain, by Clare Keating.  As the subtitle states, this is “A Mother’s and Daughter’s Journey of Hope and Healing.”  They … Continue reading

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The Community of Antimony

Antimony, Utah is one of the most secluded towns in the country. Mainly a ranching community, Antimony was the last town in Utah to get electricity.  We were the beneficiaries of some noted kindness in Antimony.  The owner of the … Continue reading

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The Community of Locke

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The kindness we received at Antioch were disconnected acts from each other.  Our next stop at Locke would enfold us into a community of kindness.  To get there we put in a 32 mile day, our longest for the entire … Continue reading

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Virtues Platform Recap

Over the past few months I’ve posted virtues associated with humanity, community and kindness.  There’s one more set of virtues to share, those associated with journeying.  Here’s a recap of all the virtues.  Recall that these virtues are things that … Continue reading

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Community Garden in Locke

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Using Community Virtues to Address Serious Issues

Self-sufficiency, oneness, networks, expectations and kindness are all virtues in their own.  They all are right, how we were meant to behave starting out as an altruistic species.  They all are good, providing an immediate benefit to an individual’s quality … Continue reading

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Community Virtues – Kindness

You can find kindness anywhere, as we did when we hiked across the country.  Having said that, kindness resides where there are intimate connections and our empathy kicks in.  Kindness does not reside in the anonymity of governments, corporations or … Continue reading

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