Go, Mom, Go! A true inspiration for many people along our Walk, she didn’t go very fast, but once she started going, she just kept on keeping on … remarkable, really. “I kind of entered a flow state … You are not thinking ahead. You are just thinking about what is in front of you […]
See what I mean about the stark contrast in “vibe” from countryside to big city? AND, there is Beauty here as well … “The Beloved is perfectly beautiful when perfectly loved … Every ‘flaw’ seen is only a reflection of the beholder’s flawed affection.” ~ from my Camino journal
Mom’s guidebook was written by John Brierley and its’ truly “spot on”. If you’re going to ever walk the Camino with a guidebook, I do indeed recommend obtaining this one. Here’s the link: http://www.caminoguides.com/camino_frances/index.html Of course, it is also more than possible (and possible a bit more Meaning-full) to walk it without a guidebook at […]
This was image was captured in the Pamplona Cathedral (at least I think it was the main Cathedral). Odd how every time I entered a church or a cathedral along The Way, I was always drawn to either the third or the tenth station of the cross. This sculpture depicts the tenth station — where […]
… and here is the the depiction of the third station — where Jesus falls for the first time during his walk to Golgotha; where Jesus received no help after stumbling; when he had to get up and push through on his own power. This is a vision apropos for a pilgrimage, where the fundamental […]
… sunlight illuminating a Cathedral wall through a stained glass window. “So many lives opening before me, and all of them joyous & Power-full — as long as I make Love their foundation.” ~ from my Camino journal
… we arrive at our hostel (on the left) in Cizur Menor. “I will let Love guide my Heart forevermore, and I am humbly grateful for having been given the opportunity to make this courageous choice.” ~ from my Camino journal
… the chapel across the street from our hostel. “She saw beyond God his own ineffable eternity; she saw that there were ranges of life beyond our present life; ranges of mind beyond our present mind — and above these she saw the splendors of the Spirit.” ~ Sri Aurobindo
“Today I realized something pretty important: If you are not struggling to get anywhere, you cannot ever get lost.” ~ from my Camino journal
Such profound barrenness would accompany us for the better part of the next three weeks. This is the Maseta — the “wilderness” that brings more than a few pilgrims to their knees. It is walks such as these that mandate that we first go deep within ourselves to cleanse what is hindering our ability to […]
This was the first of many “side trips” I made, where I saw something that intrigued me and simply left the Path to go and see for myself. On this particular “detour” (there are actually no detours on the Camino, just as their are no real detours in Life), I went through this dusty field […]
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