Even though I had become fully aware on this Grand Journey that its destination meant nothing next to its undertaking, I still felt an enormous thrill when I finally “officially” made it to Chattanooga. Over 3000 miles I had walked since leaving Germany over one year ago – 3000 miles spread across 5 different countries […]
And then it was that the Covid 19 pandemic arrived full force in Chattanooga only a few months after I did, and I decided to do the Right Thing and “shelter in place” until its dangers waned … “We have a chance to do something extraordinary. As we head out of this pandemic we can […]
As a general rule, if no one in the current generation happens to be interested in anything I might have to say, and if the conditions of sustained solitude have not been provided in which I can write for generations next, then I am in principle summoned to keep walking the world’s roadways as a […]
And another one of these years’ Labors of LOVE was the clearing & cleansing & tending of Havenwood; a 22+ acre plot of woodlands – home to many millions of my sentient brothers & sisters – that I was blessed to lovingly steward (and videos of which I was then able to offer to all […]
It took over 3 years of steady sculpting – removing brambles &weeds, sculpting drainage swales, carving rock-wall terraces, and planting shrubs & flowers, and yet eventually the homestead yards & gardens of my most recent pilgrimage’s primary patron were indeed finally transformed into an oasis of Beauty & Peace … “A properly tended landscape should […]
And so then it was that in late August of this year I set out once more as a Peace Pilgrim — spreading the message of Self-sustainable (and Compassion-based) Community, Ethical Veganism, & Radical Kindness; all in humble austerity & always on foot — walking until offered shelter and fasting until offered food … 😉
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