I’ve been promoting a Be Happy movement, where people substitute a greeting of “Be Happy” for “Be Safe.” Another Safety saying is “Safety First!” As I posted a few days ago, in a country where we are supposed to follow … Continue reading
Category Archives: Humanity
KERN Corner Radio Interview
I was interviewed last week by Jeff Lemucchi of radio station KERN in California. It was a succinct spot addressing three very relevant questions. Here’s the podcast. KERN Interview of the Hiking Humanitarian
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Interview on Appalachian Trail Hiking
Towards the end of our journey we ran into AT section hike Scott Akridge, who maintains a blog called Appalachian Trail Hiking. He has left a comment on this blog which I turned into a post. He also interviewed me … Continue reading
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Be Happy and Stay Positive
When we were in Grand Junction, Colorado I gave two talks at Colorado Mesa University met two dynamic people. Dr. Chad Thatcher heads up the outing program at Colorado Mesa University, along with a program called International Learning Adventures. One … Continue reading
Be Happy and the Pursuit of Happiness
From New Jersey on Cindy and I encountered a lot of ticks. We discovered the Lyme disease signature bulls eye on Cindy right before the hike ended and lined up a doctor’s appointment the morning after we returned. She is … Continue reading
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Kindness Finds a Boneyarder
I’m a UConn Husky fan and, being a social kind of guy, I visit a forum for other fans called the Boneyard. Upon my return home I announced to the Boneyard I was looking for stories of kindness in their … Continue reading
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The “Be Happy” Movement
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In a post near the end of our long journey I reflected on how people always wished us “Be Safe” but no one wished us “Be Happy.” I further reflected that kindness and happiness were related, safety and happiness were … Continue reading
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Dehydration as a Food Access Strategy?
I’m still in a transitioning phase, my mind seems to be much more scattered than after other long distance journeys I’ve been on. I’ll get into a routine of posting about kindness here soon; I’ve got a few ideas lined … Continue reading
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Kindness Finds Scott Akridge
It’s been two weeks since we finished our year long American Discovery Trail journey; time to move on to new horizons of kindness. I’ve been putting out feelers for other long distance travelers to report on the kindness they have … Continue reading
Day 366 – 5/24/12 – Last Day (much content)
Belter’s Campsite to Norfolk; Distance = 13 Miles; People Met = 3 First off, I’m developing some computer problems that prevent me from uploading pictures here and on Facebook. As I continue with the Kindness Blog it will probably be … Continue reading