The Happiness Trail: A Road Map to Success

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Try telling a victim of rape or severe domestic violence, for instance, to “just make space” for their anger and shame and trauma. Or telling a grieving wife who lost her husband of 60 years and is now potentially homeless with no support that she should “accept” her fear and heartache and helplessness. I suppose that ACT might be appropriate after some time has passed and folks like this are experiencing more stability, but I also think that there are some things that need deeper exploration than ACT can offer. Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature’s darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The wind will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. As age comes on one source of enjoyment after another is closed but nature’s sources never fail.”– John Muir More Hiking Blogs & Inspiration

On a hike, the days pass the wind, the sun, the stars; movement is powered by a belly full of food and water, not a noxious of fossil fuels. On a hike, you’re less a job title and more a human being… A periodic hike not only stretches the limbs but also reminds us: Wow, there’s a big old world out there.”– Ken Ilgunas Values: Clarifying what is most important to you in your life, what sort of person you want to be, and not just focusing on external goals – focusing more on the expression of those values (e.g., “I want to practice connection with people” instead of “I want to be married to a romantic partner”) Given the amazing unspoiled pure nature with the geological and seasonal variance and the freedom to roam, I think Finland is truly a trail runner’s paradise. I have explored only a microscopic fracture of all the available trails even in my homeland. How exciting to know that I’m not running out of trails any time soon!I walked slowly to enjoy this freedom, and when I came out of the mountains, I saw the sky over the prairie, and I thought that if heaven was real, I hoped it was a place I never had to go, for this earth was greater than any paradise.” I love walking because it clears your mind, enriches the soul, takes away the stress, and opens up your eyes to a whole new world.”– Claudette Dudley

We're not talking about hair color (this time). The below-waist grooming should inform the happy trail management. If you keep things super close downstairs, you shouldn't have a long, curly happy trail. You need some consistency. More to that point, you want the length at the bottom of the happy trail to match the upper pubes. It looks weird to have unconnected, wildly different styles of body hair so close. The main reasons for heading to the trails (at least for me as a trail runner!) are experiencing nature, health and happiness. Trail running can also be about challenging yourself, for example in races. There’s a small active group of more or less goal-oriented trail runners who participate in races in Finland. The number of races throughout the year is growing fast, and the competitions are often sold out in just hours or minutes. The trails go through the most beautiful sceneries in the country, from wilderness to more urban areas, and vary from short to ultradistances. Trail running events would be great for connecting with the community, but so far, I’ve been happy running just by myself and my own trails, and it has still been a journey that has truly challenged myself both physically and mentally. So, races or no races, great time awaits on trails! The author (Dr. Harris) seems to assume that all his readers have the same thought processes, make the same mistakes, and can be fixed the same way.You can’t climb up a mountain with downhill thoughts.”– Wislawa Szymborska 125. “All you need is a mountain breeze and tall trees.”– Unknown The Lakeland is amazing for trail running too. We’ve got over 188 000 lakes and around 180 000 islands, that are surrounded by forests and ridges. Running on eskers and ridges is so much fun, as the slopes are not usually very steep, but you get the experience of going up and down and the trails are often very running-friendly. Not to mention the scenic views when you’ve got blue lakes on both sides and just a narrow stretch of eskers running between them. Try trail running for example in Punkaharju or in Leivonmäki National Park. Or in the beautiful but a tad crowded Repovesi National Park. If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet.”– Rachel Wolchin 30. “We live in a fast-paced society. Walking slows us down.”– Robert Sweetgall