Pondering the slogan that had been molded onto the water bottle Rachel had just provided me (“As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the Heart.”), I take a looooooong walk uphill through the town of Kerzers to a ridiculously tiny Catholic church (that was unfortunately quite-untypically closed) and then a just as looooooong […]
Even though it was only a 5-mile “stroll” to the lovely city of Murten, a bit of getting lost along the way and a bit more hip & shin pain made the getting there more than a bit tedious … 😉 “It is when we are lost in our Wilderness (the barren, frustrating, depressed, &/or […]
Head down through the rainy-misty late morning into Murten proper and head straight for the local Catholic church’s administrative offices to see about a possible place to rest my painful legs and possibly even spend the night. I’m met there with gentle kindness, no doubt, and yet also a gentle initial inability to find me […]
I wasn’t in the church long before Jacqueline, and extremely kind employee of the Murten Catholic Diocese, proceeded to take it upon herself to provide for my health and well-being — finding me both delicious food to fill my empty stomach* and a cozy place to rest my weary legs** … :O 😀 “Avoid letting […]
How wonderful it was that, no sooner than I had given up and assumed that no one would help me in Murten at all, not one but two ladies stepped forth to offer me sustenance and sanctuary. For, no sooner than Jacqueline had set off to find me the help she eventually arranged (see my […]
After a long & relaxing morning of good food and far more Meaning-full conversation (Thanks again, Elisabeth!), I soon find myself walking down the lavender-laden medieval meanderpaths of Murten on my way to Avenches … 🙂 “It is not what we do or where we go that matters, but rather WHY we go where we […]
It is still raining lightly as I headed out this morning, and rain was called for off & on for the rest of the day. So Elisabeth gave me one of her own umbrellas to shelter me from the storm. And I accepted the same thankfully — not because I needed it or even wanted […]
It was quite the blustery day today as I ambled along the Camino — with the breezy gusts always seeming to blow firmly against my desired direction of flow — and I thankfully arrived soon enough at the very tiny yet extremely warm chapel in the village of Myriez. I stumble while walking up its […]
(some cool graffiti seen along The Way today …) “To make our lives truly our own, we must boldly claim the events of out time. Just as the pitcher cries for water to carry, so too do we each deeply yearn for Work that is both meaningful & real. There are two main ways to […]
This day proved to be a stunning juxtaposition of beauty & difficulty, with its radiantly sunlit scenery mixed with an incredibly strong & most persistent headwind and a steadily escalating & surprisingly shooting pain in my lower legs — both of which regularly inspired me to stop and sit and wonder how I would ever […]
It took some willful doing, to be sure, and yet I did indeed finally complete the 12+ km windy walk (an 8+ mile trek that felt much more like 80, to be honest) to the city of Avenches … 🙂 “Let your daily living be such as to ladle neither stain nor hindrance upon the […]
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