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Don and Del: Living Life Full On – Part 1

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Don and Del: Living Life Full On – Part 1

Take 25 minutes over lunch to nourish your soul!

My husband and I met Don White and Del Malstrom in Arizona in 2019. These octogenarians are an inspiration! Not only did they out-hike us, they went for dinner and beer afterwards, while Dennis and I could only muster the energy to flop into bed! Don and Del are walking, talking examples of how to keep living life full on, no matter your age.

In Part 1 of their two-part conversation, Nada, Don, and Del discuss:

How Don and Del got involved in hiking
How they met one another and became such great friends
Close calls when hiking
Fondest memories of hiking
Del proudly turning 89 years old, and Don happily enjoying 87 years

Key takeaways:

Having a good hiking partner expands your life and moves you uphill to bigger and better things
Time goes by so quickly
The work can be strenuous, but the rewards are great
We’ve got to learn to enjoy the now
What we remember most is what happens on the way, not the destination

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Nada is the best!

Acupuncture and ambience A+++

Simply the best

Incredible skill and immediate results

A great experience

Wonderful

Outstanding

Relieved muscle tension

Awesome ambience and treatments

Health restored

Wonderful

Helpful and awesome

The best

Natural healing

Very pleasant

So happy I found Nada!

Nada is a healer

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Nada is an absolute delight

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Helped me so very much

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