In focusing on Trail Angel Day a couple of posts back I skipped over our first real Trail Angels in Nevada, Matt and Miriam from Switzerland. We met them at a very opportune time. There would be hotter days than … Continue reading
Despite our good fortune on Trail Angel Day, we encountered very few people in Nevada. We did go through some ranch lands, which led to our encounter with Angie. I was still feeling the effects of an intestinal virus; when … Continue reading
When I give talks about our ADT Journey I usually mention something about Trail Angel Day, what we named the day where we received the greatest number of separate acts of kindness. Ironically, this day came along one of the … Continue reading
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Sometimes kindness can be expected, such as when a church community would host us. Sometimes kindness comes out of nowhere, such as when a passerby stops with a wonderful gesture. Occasionally, an unexpected sequence of events leads to what might … Continue reading
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The Perry and the Sinclair families grew up in Norfolk together. Bill Perry is closer in age to my brothers, but in recent years when he came back to visit Norfolk we often got together over our common interest in … Continue reading
As our own Thanksgiving approaches, this is a great time to share my sister-in-law Jill’s story of a Diwali celebration. Making people feel at home is the essence of kindness. Yesterday, I had a mini Diwali (the name means ‘a … Continue reading
Coming into San Francisco we had a Lions Club speaking engagement lined up, but no place to stay. Our route brought us by the Parkside Community Church and I suggested to Ky at the end of the day that might … Continue reading
Time to continue along with the kindness and community posts. Going from West to East along the American Discovery Trail journey the next kind person encountered was Carlos de la Fuente near Auburn, California. We met each other hiking along … Continue reading
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After leaving the hospitality of Ken and Marcia Powers we embarked on what would be two of the most difficult days of our journey. The climb over Mt. Diablo and the mountains of the Black Diamond Mines gave us one … Continue reading
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I know that not everyone is fond of their high school years. Cliquish behavior can alienate and even anger the high school student feeling left out or bullied. Fortunately for me, my high school experience was not like that. Northwestern … Continue reading
