166/499 … born to Live (09/30/08)
… earnestly — come on UP! “Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.” ~ Boris Pasternak
167/499 … within the Big Picture (09/30/08)
Welcome to the “bigger picture”: with your feet buried deep into the Earth, and your view stretching far beyond the horizon. “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, and dangerous; leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” ~ Edward Abbey
168/499 … into the Bliss (09/30/08)
… mini-monuments left reverently by previous pilgrims. “Let us emPower our paths with the Calm Bliss that can only come when all our hopes and desires and fears have been released.” ~ from my Camino journal
169/499 … on shining brightly (09/30/08)
Poetry and pilgrim-graffiti have been seen all along the route. This particular example outside Estella has been here for quite some time and is apparently somewhat famous. I’m still waiting on the translation, but I hear its quite lovely. “You have to shine very brightly to illuminate the way.” ~ Camino graffiti
170/499 … to Follow where it Leads (09/30/08)
… Mom & I in Azofra … “I’m sure you have a theme: the them of your Life. You can embellish it or you can desecrate it, and yet it’s your theme nonetheless … and as long as you follow it with courage, you will indeed experience harmony and peace of mind.” ~ inspired by […]
171/499 .. many grapes, one Vine (09/30/08)
Good omens abound along The Way (in this case, the white dove of Inner Peace). “All grapes feel alone & separate before becoming a single wine.” ~ Camino graffiti
172/499 … the examined Life (09/30/08)
… our hostel for the night (in the town of Azofra) … “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~ Socrates
173/499 … the Life that awaits (09/30/08)
… our hostel’s beautiful courtyard … “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ~ Joseph Campbell
174/499 … the longest Road (09/30/08)
… and its tiny yet quite clean rooms … “Each man’s life represents a road that winds toward himself.” ~ Herman Hesse
175/499 … at Home in the Palace (09/30/08)
… doing a little journaling (while soaking some tired feet) after having washed our clothes and hung them to dry. “If life’s journey be endless, where is its goal? The answer is, it is everywhere. We are already within a palace which has no end … By exploring it and extending our relationship with it, […]
176/499 … on looking Right (10/01/08)
“Communicating with the Divine” … Yesterday, while we were eating lunch, a man who appeared to be homeless approached us and asked for money. I gave him a few Euros and we chatted a bit before he ambled away. He didn’t go too far, though, and I noticed that he had the air of a […]
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