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Land of Possibility
I live in a land of possibility where dreams spring forth like great avenues, the ebb and flow of its oceans rendering hope and serenity in each pulsation. I live in a land of possibility where loons sound the alarm as eagles soar overhead, and my hands toil rather than fret, where eyes meet and…
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The Bed Worth the Making
Taking to the trails, wandering up the blazes, watching footsteps diligently, and every now and then… asking: What am I missing? Look up? Look around? Where does your happiness abound? Is it in your cell? Is it in your self? Your pursuit for more money? Is it in your family? Is it in your home?…
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Beyond Seeing: Feeling what you feel
It was in October of 1921 when Benton MacKaye’s article, An Appalachian Trail: A project in regional planning was published in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. With the backdrop of socioeconomic detail, MacKaye proposed a trail to extend from Mt. Katahdin, Maine to Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina along the Appalachian mountain range. …
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Wondering
Time teasingly beckons, but have you lived? Have you found the dew on the lotus flower? Kissed a chubby cheek? Have you found some meaning in the sunrise? A connection to the bird of prey? Have you breathed deeply, stepped softly and found differences between conscience, ego and unconditional acceptance? Did the four leaf clover…
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(Wellies Optional)
by Nancy Marie Farley Rice I walk around the lake in a pair of wellies because I see the world from a child’s perspective. I have no fear– not because it’s better to do something than nothing at all; I don’t think either of those ways. It’s not that I don’t care. In fact, I really do.…
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Your Turn
A kind heart starts with an open mind the door of the Soul ajar every breath a new turn a rotation an open opportunity your turn your turn to begin anew spinning to see the world with open eyes eyes forthcoming never straining seeing always inward as well as out your open-hearted kind mind awaits…
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Welcome to the 21st Century
D.C. street artist, Mark Jenkins, stated, “Adventure is a path. Real adventure—self determined, self-motivated, often risky—forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled…
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It’s Okay, Despite All of the Questions
It’s easy to talk about moving on, about getting over loss, about losing weight and exercising. It’s a way of life: reminiscing about what we had while also wondering about what is to be. What exactly is “moving on” and letting go? While we can embrace that there is a huge difference between thinking about…
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The Real Trail Magic
Appalachiantrail.org reports that of the 3,000 plus people who start a thru-hike each year, only around 1/4 finish what they started out to do. That means that of three million visitors to the AT each year, 3,000 hope to complete the journey within one calendar year, becoming what is known as a thru-hiker. Around 750…
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The opportunity today to fly
“Climbing out of a 1942 Stearman Barnstormer biplane day before yesterday, I had the opportunity to reflect upon what placing one’s feet on the ground is about. It’s all relative. I also had the chance to reflect upon not just what flight was like in the early stages, but what I was like before I…
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