“Turn into my place and sit quietly. Drink from my stream and my vintage. Cast off your shoes, discard your hardships and listen to my evening song. I seek a heart that is simple. With the peaceful I spread my tent. I will wash your feet and dry them. My silence will be their perfume.” […]
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“You seek a great fortune, and you will find a great fortune – though it will not be the fortune that you seek. But first you must travel a long & difficult road; a road fraught with peril … I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in […]
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“And this is eternal life: to know you, the ONE, and the Christ whom You sent to reside within us. I glorify You on Earth by engaging the Work that You have enabled me to fulfill.” ~ Jesus Christ (John 17:3-4) Having renewed my resolve to become a more pure messenger of the selfless Way, […]
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“Love cannot be found … as we cannot find what we already possess. Love cannot be created … as we cannot create that from which all is born.” ~ anonymous Sleep deprivation will have you doing funny things – like weaving while you walk or talking to yourself. Suffering from hunger and sleep deprivation at […]
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Well, after another six+ months on Alexzanna Farms, it was time to bid farewell once again — this time to commence my 900+ mile Peace Pilgrimage to Pompano Beach, Florida. It has always been a Joy-full privilege to live and work on this farm. Caring for the animals, tending the land and sharing with friends […]
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“I have given you as a Covenant to the people … To open eyes that are blind, to release the prisoners from their dungeon – from the prison those who sit in darkness … See, former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare.” ~ Isaiah 42:6-9 So, back to our story […]
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Walking 20 miles on no sustenance other than water is enough to make anyone a tad disconcerted, and that is how far I had come after passing through East Ridge and crossing the border into Georgia near the end of my first day. Part of me was a bit frustrated over my lack of success […]
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“Here is my servant, whom I uphold … He will not fail or be discouraged until he has brought Kindness to the earth … I have taken him by the hand and guided him.” ~ Isaiah 42:1-6 I guess now would be as good a time as any to talk about the role “God” played […]
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“Here is my servant, whom I uphold … He will not cower or complain, or make his voice heard in the street. A bruised reed he will not break, and a burning wick he will not quench. ~ Isaiah 42:1-2 It was not long after leaving John C. Wilson Park that Highway 41 wound its […]
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“Here is my servant, whom I uphold … I have put my Spirit upon him; He will bring forth Kindness from the nations.” ~ Isaiah 42:1 Every long voyage needs a plan (or so we’ve been taught), and my plan was a simple one: walk for 5+ hours every morning (covering roughly 13 miles), rest […]
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“Being in the present and making it your own, so truly home, living God’s grace … Seeing HIM reflected in everyone & everything, on the way and yet going nowhere, finally fully endlessly now-here … Being the richest of all, having nothing, being the safest, having nothing to hold on to … Being at home, […]
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