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Hiking has a way of making us more resilient, not so much manifested as strength and persistence, but in developing trust and embracing the unknown.

• We have a saying in the hiker community, “The Trail Will Provide.”
  
  
• It signifies the aid and assistance hikers encounter on trail, encouraging trust and faith that things will work out.
  
  
• On a section hike of the Continental Divide Trail, Blissful encounters a miracle and realizes that allowing the trail to provide is part of successfully walking a long trail and also living life too.

MUSIC: "Poema del Pastor Coya" by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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On October 10, Blissful gave her first TEDx talk, “How do you find your bliss? Take the long trail!”

• Blissful shares the loss of her flute career due to a neurological disorder called dystonia.
• It was on trail that she began to heal – and her greatest teacher on learning to live with her loss and move forward into the unknown.
• Blissful's talk is about resilience in spite of life's inexplicable randomness.
• Watch the TEDx and see some jaw-dropping images as well!

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

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On October 10, Blissful gave her first TEDx talk about Resilience as part of TEDX AmoskeagMillyard in Manchester, New Hampshire.

What is a TED talk??

• TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and was founded in 1984 to showcase the "most interesting people on earth and let them communicate their passion."
• The tagline is "ideas worth spreading."
• The talks are short (under 18 minutes) and all memorized, given on a red dot of a carpet in front of a live audience, filmed for later broadcast.
• I was recommended for this particular organization, but needed to apply and convince those in charge that I was the best person to share this idea.
• Blissful's talk is about resilience in spite of life's inexplicable randomness. You'll come along with her on trail as she lets go of her flute career and meets another Blissful Hiker named Beethoven.

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

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