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[pct-l] Three Cheers for Donna!



Ahhh, but Chuckie!  We get so much more in return than we give!  I've had a hard time convincing hikers of this, while they're buried deep in the guest house couch, smelling clean after a shower and wearing freshly laundered clothes, eating pizza delivered to the door, and watching (making fun of) K2 on the VCR, but it is nevertheless true.  The rewards are incredible and indescribable, and Jeff and I are in YOUR collective debt for how it's changed our lives and hearts for the positive.  The old clich? is true and iron clad:  it is better to give than to receive.  Hands down. 

Thank you for your kindness and ever-present wit and insight.

And a p.s.  for anyone planning a hike now or in the future who does not want to partake in the civilized pleasures aforementioned to be found at Hiker Heaven, there's enough room in the back 40 (okay, back 2) to shun all temptations (phones, internet, hot water, transportation) offered.  Yes, I will try to convince you that you should sleep on a mattress, but we won't make you do it.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuckie V <rubberchuckie@yahoo.com>
Sent: Jan 20, 2005 3:13 PM
To: PCT-List <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Three Cheers for Donna!

Donna, don't kid yourself. 
 
Unlike many of us here, you write good. (See what I mean?) Furthermore, you and Jeff have the biggest hearts of any people that most of us will ever meet. How anyone can continually give so much of themselves is beyond me. This, I think, is a skill (if you will) that blows all others away. 
 
As far as tolerance goes, you've long ago proven that if you can tolerate the pungent aroma of hikers that pass through your place, you can handle anything.
 
It's funny but what I always wanted from my hike the most was a wilderness experience, and yet what I remember most is you and Jeff and then Terrie and Joe a day later. (After four zero days, that is). 
 
Three cheers for Donna and Jeff!
 
-Chuckie (If there's one thing I can't handle, it's lack of tolerance.)   
 
 
>>>There are many artists on the trail, of all descriptions. Some paint, write, sing, philosophize, and compose. It is part of what makes the "movable feast" that comes to our door so richly textured and wondrous. Others (like me) do none of the above very well, but have a great appreciation for the creativity of others (such as their music).

It's all about tolerance of one another, IMHO. We could never host hundreds of hikers without it. I would suggest that one off the most important items to bring along with you on the trail is tolerance. It doesn't cost or weigh anything, and it will make everything about your journey through life more enjoyable.

-=Donna Saufley=-

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