Category Archives: Love Kindness

Loving kindness results from our natural empathy for others, benefiting both brain health and society when converted into action.

Trail Angel Day

When I give talks about our ADT Journey I usually mention something about Trail Angel Day, what we named the day where we received the greatest number of separate acts of kindness.  Ironically, this day came along one of the … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Mary

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Sometimes kindness can be expected, such as when a church community would host us.  Sometimes kindness comes out of nowhere, such as when a passerby stops with a wonderful gesture.  Occasionally, an unexpected sequence of events leads to what might … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Roger

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The Perry and the Sinclair families grew up in Norfolk together.  Bill Perry is closer in age to my brothers, but in recent years when he came back to visit Norfolk we often got together over our common interest in … Continue reading

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Happy Diwali

As our own Thanksgiving approaches, this is a great time to share my sister-in-law Jill’s story of a Diwali celebration.  Making people feel at home is the essence of kindness. Yesterday, I had a mini Diwali (the name means ‘a … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Teri

Coming into San Francisco we had a Lions Club speaking engagement lined up, but no place to stay.  Our route brought us by the Parkside Community Church and I suggested to Ky at the end of the day that might … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Carlos

Time to continue along with the kindness and community posts.  Going from West to East along the American Discovery Trail journey the next kind person encountered was Carlos de la Fuente near Auburn, California. We met each other hiking along … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Antioch

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After leaving the hospitality of Ken and Marcia Powers we embarked on what would be two of the most difficult days of our journey.  The climb over Mt. Diablo and the mountains of the Black Diamond Mines gave us one … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Leslie

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I know that not everyone is fond of their high school years.  Cliquish behavior can alienate and even anger the high school student feeling left out or bullied.  Fortunately for me, my high school experience was not like that.  Northwestern … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Long Distance Hikers

When I worked in Cornwall Bridge I passed an Appalachian Trail crossing in Falls Village on my way to and from work every day.  Whenever I saw someone with a loaded backpack I pulled over the car and offered a … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Lion Dennis

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I hiked over fifteen thousand miles before the start of the American Discovery Trail, but none of those miles required me to hike through an urban center.  On the third day out the official ADT route required us to hike … Continue reading

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