blissful hiker ❤︎ inspiring you to hike your own hike
Long-distance backpacker Alison “Blissful Hiker” Young has logged more than 14,000 miles across six continents, tackling iconic routes such as New Zealand’s Te Araroa, Europe’s Pyrenean Haute Route, South Africa’s Drakensberg Traverse, Nepal’s Great Himalayan Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail in the United States.
An award-winning professional musician and syndicated American Public Media host, Alison approaches storytelling through a deeply attuned ear. Her series of intimate personal essays — coupled with field recordings gathered on trail — trace a path of self-discovery as a middle-aged, titanium-reinforced cancer thriver. They reveal the often unglamorous but essential truths of empowerment, inviting listeners to find the courage to blaze their own trails on the journey we call life.
blissful hiker ❤︎ inspiring you to hike your own hike
Mindset in Motion
"You can think your way into a new way of acting, or act your way into a new way of thinking."
- Sometimes we can’t wait for the right mindset to show up. Sometimes we have to step into the behavior first, and trust that the mindset will follow.
- Credit is due James Loehr the author of "Mental Toughness Training for Athletes."
- He says we tend to reside in three energy states:
1. Relaxed-Ready,
2. Positive-Energized,
3. Negative-Energized
4. and the dreaded Negative-Fatigued - To move out of the more negative states into the positive ones we need to use our emotions as data. What are they telling us?
- Instead of resisting how we feel, we can respond with tools like:
1. deep breathing,
2. focusing on the next small step,
3. reframing self-talk
4. and leaning on others.
MUSIC: "Poema del Pastor Coya" by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.
