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Seasons, Part 2 - Summer Wind
Summer. The air is heavy and warm, saturated with the sweet earthy scent of pine, moss, and flowers. The rhododendrons give the trail a...
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Joy
- Jan 17, 2022
- 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 3, 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 26, 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 1, 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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