This was the first of many “side trips” I made, where I saw something that intrigued me and simply left the Path to go and see for myself. On this particular “detour” (there are actually no detours on the Camino, just as their are no real detours in Life), I went through this dusty field […]
… my good Friend, Klaus from Germany. Like many pilgrims I met, Klaus was walking The Way to rekindle a long-lost connection with the Divine. Interestingly, and quite impressively, Klaus had suffered a stroke in his past and had limited use of half of his limbs. Still, he persisted day by day on his Trek, […]
… another interesting way-marker. “The road less traveled is sometimes the softer path.” ~ Suzanna Alexander
“The Path is its own destination; its beginning is the end of you.” ~ anonymous
“The goal is the Path; its end is merely your Beginning.” ~ anonymous
The Camino seems to keep saying, over & over again: “Unless shown otherwise, keep heading the way you’re going”. In life, I think this translates to, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” … … or maybe, “If you’ve got it already, quit searching for it.” ~ from my Camino journal
“Once fear is faced, its true substance is revealed as vapor-thin … And once this realization is known, fear can be set free … And once our fear is set free, we ourselves become Free; … Free to access the Beauty that is ever-surrounding.” ~ anonymous
“To remember who you truly are, you must first let go of everything in your life reserved for ‘just in case‘.” ~ from my Camino journal
… a metal sculpture of pilgrims (and for pilgrims) at Alto de Perdon — “Repentance Peak”. “All spirit is matter, but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes. We might not see it now, but when our bodies are purified, we shall see that it is all matter.” […]
“There is only one royal road for the spiritual journey…Love.” ~ Sathya Baba
… without a doubt, the smallest Way-marker along our entire 555 mile Journey … 😉 “It is not what we do or where we go, but why we go where we go to do what we do that matters.” ~ from my Camino journal
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