“A knowledge of the Path cannot be substituted for putting one foot in front of the other.” ~ M. C. Richards

“He who feels what he sees, gives what he can.” ~ German subway graffiti

The first step on the Path of Love is the only one we need to make.

“Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to …

Avoid trying to see through the distance. That’s not for humans.

Move within instead, & avoid moving the way fear wants you to move.” ~ Rumi
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“Never believe that you have seen, served or Loved enough.” ~ Scaughdt

“One of the secrets of life is to find joy in the journey.” ~ Matthew Buckley

“The only journey is the one within.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

… into the mystical town of Ocebreiro …

“I don’t know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles, and our time together was filled with the events of magical unlikelihood.” ~ John P. Barlow

The church at Ocebreiro shrouded in mist, as the day turned steadily foggier & a storm rolled into town.  The church has a small antechamber just inside with remarkably good acoustics (Jose Luis had told me about it while I was serving with him in Tosantos). I headed straight there to try it out upon arriving and was truly astounded …

“Make it smoothly into Ocebreiro and directly into the church’s ‘chanting chamber’ there … I begin to sing and the perfect reverberations have God singing back to me. as I continued, the reverb of the reverb layered tone upon tone; coupling me with my Soul with God in a chorus that culminated in God singing to God through me.” ~ from my Camino journal

We awoke early and hit the Road while the town was still completely fogged in. After a time, of course, the fog cleared and we made our way smoothly along.

The statue pictured here is eerily similar to the one Finisterre pilgrims see just before reaching the lighthouse at the coast.

“This breathtaking Universe of ours is not only strikingly intelligent in its operation, it is also a very friendly place. Our world wants us to live great lives, and it wants us to be Happy.” ~ Robin Sharma

“Note: whenever we ignore our opportunities to act with Faith-full* kindness, the Universe tends to re-mind us of our needless cowardice shortly thereafter. Of course, the faithless refuse to see these re-minders as such, and yet they are there to be seen nonetheless.” ~ Scaughdt

*Note as well that when I speak of Faith, I am not speaking of any kind of religious certainty.  Rather, I am speaking of our ability to be humbly uncertain of our beliefs, and yet to choose to act with Kindness towards others anyway … Let all with ears to listen, Listen!

“But, when the work was finished,

the Craftsman kept wishing

that there were someone

to ponder the plan of so great a Work,

to love its Beauty,

and to wonder at its Vastness.”

~ Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Mom took this picture of the inside of a tiny mountain chapel. You can almost feel the warmth of the place through the image …

“Look around you,

and see the holy ground

upon which you walk.”

~ Nick Harrison