Category Archives: Build Community

Beyond Terminal Care – Being Social

Posted on January 26, 2024 by admin

Three types of social conditions benefit brain health: intimacy, altruism and fellowship.  “The Joy of Sex” is aptly titled, but even the intimacy of prolonged hugs can release the neurotransmitters that give you a joyful high.  As long as Cindy … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 47

Posted on April 21, 2022 by admin

The C&O Canal started in the mid-nineteenth century as a towpath along the Potomac River, using a series of 74 locks to shepherd boats over difficult stretches.  Now a trail shepherds hikers and bicyclists over the same route, through a … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 46

Posted on April 15, 2022 by admin

Before parting from Gwen we treated her to breakfast at the Breakfast Nook, a special restaurant that helps young adults with previous dependency troubles become independent through work and mentoring.  We chatted with mentors Keith Bishop and Tammy Robbins about … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 45

Posted on April 11, 2022 by admin

From Grafton we went to stay with Gwen Jones, a close friend from our long distance hiking days, and her husband Ted McMahon.  Though she lived in Connecticut when we met and hiked with Gwen, she had since moved to … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 43

Posted on March 30, 2022 by admin

We stayed in one more UMC church in Ohio when we reached Chesterfield.  Ky as usual made the arrangement with the church, though I had made contact with Lions Stan and Nancy Starling previously.  Unfortunately, we arrived too late to … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 42

Posted on March 25, 2022 by admin

Cindy and I met as part of a group that hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1980.  Having thru-hiked the AT already, I attempted to show off my know-how.  To lift the group’s spirits after a drizzly first day of hiking … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 41

Posted on March 21, 2022 by admin

In the intervening years since our journey, I recount three particular kindness stories most often.  One involves the most inspirational quote, “confuse who is giving and who is receiving,” delivered by the director of the community meals program in Leadville, … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 39

Posted on March 8, 2022 by admin

I gave four presentations while in Cincinnati:  one to the Sisters of the Transfiguration with whom we were staying; one to the Bethany elementary school; one to the Northeast Lions Club in Milford; and one to Northern Kentucky University.  The … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 38

Posted on March 2, 2022 by admin

During this stretch trail angels offered us kindness in a variety of ways; our response varied as well.  On the first day we stopped at a store in a small hamlet and asked the proprietor if he had a bathroom … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 37

Posted on February 24, 2022 by admin

We depended on Ky to slackpack us along this stretch where we stayed at a church, a hotel and two homes.  Usually, our stays at people’s homes occurred from us meeting them, such as our last stay in the home … Continue reading →

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