"A Hiker's Guide to Healing" - why one woman hiked

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"A Hiker's Guide to Healing" - why one woman hiked

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I'm always looking for articles on healing. This was not exactly what I expected.
Be kind to everyone you meet. They might be carrying a heavy burden.

A good read - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/fashi ... aling.html
Aspen Matis lives in New York and is writing a memoir of rape and the wilderness adventure that helped her heal.

Feeling shame and needing to be alone, a rape victim walks — and walks — searching for peace...
Anybody can make a hike harder. The real skill comes in making the hike easier.
life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. Andy Rooney
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Wow, amazing story. Thanks for posting this, Alan.
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Great story. Thank you.
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X3
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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Well, no women have commented yet! Anyway, looks like an interesting life journey, an interesting way to heal.
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X4
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty & well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming, "Wow What a Ride!"
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Outdoor Lover wrote:X4
I'm X4. You're X5. So there! ;)
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