On the Teton Crest Trail in Wyoming, Blissful decides to go for an "SKT" (Slowest Known Time) and surprises abound.

1. John Muir (and Henry David Thoreau) hated the word "hike" and preferred to saunter, entering beautiful natural places with reverence.

2. Physiologists tell us that walking at a turtle's pace releases endocannabinoids a kind of "persistence high" that elicits a state of euphoria.

3. But most important, going slow and leaving plenty of time allows us to simply exist and enjoy – explore off-trail, enjoy sights like a bull moose, pikas, and wildflowers, and nab the best campsites!

Blissful will give her first TEDx talk this October in Manchester, New Hampshire! The subject is "Stepping into the Unknown." Get tickets here. Use coupon code "WILD" for a discount!

MUSIC: Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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On the Pyrenean Haute Route, an oafish American hiker questioned Blissful's ability to manage a route of this difficulty.

“Even YOU?” he asked, his lip curling in disdain. “I haven’t seen many old people hiking this.”

It shook her confidence, for sure, but here she was, backpacking while old.

We don’t tend to bounce back the way we did when we were younger.

That’s why we have to prioritize –

1:46 Rest
3:34 Nutrition
5:46 Exercise

– and in that order!

Blissful will give her first TEDx talk this October in Manchester, New Hampshire! The subject is "Stepping into the Unknown." Get tickets here.

MUSIC: Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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Have you been wanting to do something a little wild and out-of-your-comfort-zone but were afraid to take the first step?

When it comes to dreams, don't let them become a broken record of something you'll do "someday."

In this episode, Blissful shares three reasons why we fail to act and keep our dreams to ourselves –

1. rules
2. fear
3. shame

Take your dreams for a spin, even if you fail spectacularly. Your future self will thank you because, afterall, we tend not to regret the things we did do but the things we didn't do.

Blissful will give her first TEDx talk this October in Manchester, New Hampshire! The subject is "Stepping into the Unknown." Get tickets here.

MUSIC: Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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