KINDNESS across AMERICA – Mountain Kindness

This latest chapter features my favorite quote from the journey: “confuse who is giving and who is receiving.”

KINDNESS across AMERICA – Chapter 09: Mountain Kindness

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Kindness across America – Seldom Hear Podcast

This podcast has photos from the Locke to Foresthills section of our American Discovery Trail journey.

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Random versus Responsive Kindness

I’ve mentioned before that I have “kindness” entered into Google Alerts; one day I may even start posting the results regularly.  For now I’d like to use yesterday’s returns for kindness to contrast meanings. There are two stories that both … Continue reading

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Upcoming Internet Radio Interview

Tomorrow at 1:00 EST (10:00 PST) I will be on the Shining Bright show, aired on VoiceAmerica.com.  We will touch upon kindness, community and the American Discovery Trail journey.  It lasts for an hour so we should be able to get into some depth.

Here’s the URL.

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Kindness across America – Turning Points

Here is Chapter 08 of the book everyone is waiting for!  In this chapter we go from desert to mountains, expand the audiences for my presentations and have an emotional encounter with someone in a supermarket.

KINDNESS across AMERICA – Chapter 08: Turning Points

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Kindness across America – Breaking In Podcast

For each chapter in the book Kindness across America I am creating  podcast with photos from that portion of the journey.  Here’s the podcast for Point Reyes to Antioch.

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Getting Uninsured Health Care

Having returned from a 5,000 mile walk we are without health insurance, but that does not mean we are without health care options.  I came upon an article on the web today that I find incredibly enlightening.  Please read it … Continue reading

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The American Bear Project

American Bear is a documentary about traveling for 60 days relying on the kindness of strangers for places to stay.  In the words of the social media director for the project:

More than simply just getting people to see the film, the American Bear team truly aims to inspire a campaign of kindness, which we do on our website.

In particular, they have a “Your Voice” page on their website where they invite people to share their stories.  I’ve been invited to provide an entry in the near future, but I thought this is worth alerting you to right now.

Your Voice on American Bear

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Responsive Kindness in Greenville

A fire led Don and Jeanie Stanly to express their thanks to their friends and neighbors, along with the fire and police departments.  For me this is reminiscent of our encounter with trail angel Taralyn Roderick.

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Kindness across America – Dune

Here is Chapter 7 of the book everyone is waiting for!

KINDNESS across AMERICA – Chapter 07: Dune

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