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Hardship creates both heroes and villains. Which will you choose?

Joy

Jan 17
4 min

Hardship creates both heroes and villains. Which will you choose?

"I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream...

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Joy

Jun 4, 2021
2 min

It's a Trick Question

It was unseasonably cold and rainy on Memorial Day weekend in Boston. Facebook lit up with comments about turning on the heat after...

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Joy

Mar 29, 2021
4 min

Seasons, Part 1 - Winter of the Soul

Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, might just be the perfect mountain. It boasts gorgeous trails which live up to their names and...

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Joy

Jan 1, 2021
3 min

Making Meaning on New Year's Day

The first rule of blogging is to have something worthwhile to say. The second rule of blogging is to do it frequently. I'm just going to...

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Joy

Dec 30, 2020
4 min

How will you start?

It was a Thursday in December and we had our first real blizzard of the year. There was so much snow. So much glorious snow and only two...

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Joy

Nov 27, 2020
2 min

The Quietest Thanksgiving

It is quiet. So quiet, I can hear the ticking of a clock from the other room and the distant, indistinct hum of faraway traffic. I am...

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Joy

Nov 2, 2020
2 min

Meeting the Moment

Did you know that chipmunks chirp? I used to think that the repeated, "cheep, cheep, cheep" I have heard so often on the trail was...

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Joy

Oct 21, 2020
2 min

The Best Time for Mindfulness

Ah, the morning commute... Brake lights and giant trucks. Concrete, orange cones, exhaust and so much traffic. This is not a time for an...

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Joy

Oct 14, 2020
7 min

That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It.

Fall down seven, get up eight. - Japanese Proverb The air is crisp, the sun is warm and the shining blue sky full of bright white clouds...

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