"Woman on an 8,000 mile trek for 'happiness' reaches Phoenix" The headline of an October 22, 2016 feature article in The Arizona Republic @azcentral about GNHUSA's Paula Francis and the arrival of the Happiness Walk in that western city. The article, by…
On October 23, 2016, lead Happiness Walker Paula Francis together with friends Brianna, Kaili, and her cycling companion Nic celebrated the Walk's 4,000th mile -- halfway to the final goal of 8,000 in late summer 2018. Mile 4,000 happened in…
By Suzanne Ganzak Carnill After meeting Happiness Walker Paula Francis on my home turf in Florida in 2015, I was determined to join her on the Walk. My goal was September 2016 in New Mexico. But how to prepare?…
Lead Happiness Walker Paula Francis recently sent her GNHUSA colleagues this colorful and upbeat dispatch from Arizona. We decided to share it with you! Dear folks: I just wanted to send an update now that I've been out for about…
One of the goals of GNHUSA's Happiness Walk is generating news coverage of not only the Walk but also of our broader organizational goals in towns and cities all along our route. While we've learned that many individuals walk the…
While Happiness Walkers and GNHUSA co-founders/board members Paula Francis and Ginny Sassaman were in Santa Fe, New Mexico in May 2016, they were invited to speak as part of the Santa Fe Unitarian Universalist's Sunday service. They were generously given…
What is it really like on The Happiness Walk? Every day is different, and the same -- the scenery may change, but the people are beautiful, kind, loving, and knowledgeable about happiness wherever we go. You can take seven minutes…
When the Happiness Walk was in Santa Fe for the last miles of Leg 9 -- from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to New Mexico -- we had the great fortune of being interviewed by local radio talk show legend, Mary-Charlotte for…
3,500 Miles and Counting After a summer hiatus, the Happiness Walk - Leg 10 resumed in Santa Fe, NM on September 9th with the goal of reaching Santa Monica, CA by December 3rd. In Albuquerque, the Walk celebrated one full…
Note: this description of joining GNHUSA's Happiness Walk was originally published at HappinessParadigm.com in September 2015. In September 2016, as the Walk heads from New Mexico to Los Angeles, this essay remains very relevant. “Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions…