Up after surprisingly getting 4+ hours of (admittedly less than comfortable) sleep, offer a heartfelt Thank You to the Emmaus employee who left the cab of my makeshift truck-bedroom open the night before, and then hobble off — departing Geneva for GOOD; heading slowly but assuredly towards both the French border and my Destiny that […]
My hips were hurting pretty intensely this morning (a combination of previous injury and sleeping the previous night in the cab of a moving van) and there was a light mist falling as I ambled into the tiny village of Sacconex d’Arve and gratefully partook of the tiny refuge provided by a local bus stop […]
“Let your children walk Heart-in-hand with Nature; let them immerse themselves in the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life — the joyous and inseparable unity of the two; a harmony that is so perfectly exemplified by woods that inevitably blend into meadows, plains that steadily morph into mountains, and cloudless sunrises that frequently […]
I cross over the border into France alone in the wilderness and fully without pomp or fanfare, all while filled with an odd mix of emotions comprised of equal parts “accomplishment” & apprehension; the former while thinking about how far I have already walked and the Good that has already been Done thereby, and the […]
Yennes was the very first city I entered in France, and at least on this particular morning it happened to be a city that directly reflected all the foreboding warnings I had been repeatedly given about the French up to that point. Indeed, even though there was very large farmer’s market/yard-sale-type event taking place throughout […]
To be a pilgrim is to boldly walk ever alone, and yet to BE a Pilgrim is to flow Care-fully amongst the many … To be a pilgrim is to care for one’s self with utter abandon, and yet to BE a Pilgrim is to recklessly Give of that Self to others … To be […]
I am still more than a bit concerned about the imminent future of my Walk as I limp out of Yennes and up towards and then into the outskirts of the tiny village of Verrieres, coming upon a beautiful little chapel (appropriately named Notre Dame de Paix — or “Our Lady of Peace”) as I […]
Fittingly, almost immediately after choosing to let go of all concerns related to my probable lack of future comfort &/or companionship, I rounded the next bend in The Road, was spotted by Christine through her kitchen window, was cordially waved over into her garden, was asked congenially about my Mission, and was then showered with […]
Walking onward towards Beaumont, my Soul is overflowing with Gratitude — for my past which has led me to this place, for my future which is unfolding Meaning-fully before me, and for this single present moment that literally fills all my life’s thens — both those already fulfilled as well as those still on their […]
Enter a stunningly beautiful tract of private land that had been designated a wildlife refuge and then “donated” to Camino pilgrims to use while walking The Way — treading smoothly (and surprisingly without much pain) up, Up, UP through its lush, sculpture-sprinkled woodlands; with waves of passionate Gratitude having me silently weeping tears of sheer […]
To return your Soul to its Sender, you must continue walking its noblest Road. And yet to clearly see that Path before you, you must first remember to get out of your own way … 😉 “To truly know God, you have to set aside yourself. To fully embrace the Divine, you have to leave […]
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