I finally made it into and through the town of Indian Springs, where Jarrod & Loretta (and waiter Mark) in the local Pizza Plus heard about my walk and joyfully made me a vegan (cheese free) veggie pizza in honor of the same … “The empty spaces of your soul are the ones you pray […]
Tennessee’s Highway 126 was exceptionally thin-shouldered at this juncture of the Walk, and very busy to boot at that particular time of day – two traits of which a smooth route never make … “Every good pilgrim knows well that the road that is smooth and straight leads to everywhere but a destination worthy or […]
And then it was here that I came upon my Walk’s first significant monetary find* – 51 cents that I left there by the roadside; monies that I would have left behind for those less fortunate even if their sum had been far greater … *Yes, it’s true that one anonymous individual had secretly slipped […]
“Even those fully lamed who remain on the path always outstrip the swift who wander from the same, and it must be clear to all that the same skill & fitness of him who runs not in the right direction only increases his delusion as he flows along … So concerning the making of plans: […]
Oh the ego’s dance between ease and difficulty; the pendulum swinging ever back & forth between joy and sorrow. And yet the Soul knows only the task at hand, and returning thereto knows only Peace … “We have all collectively decided what makes a true Hero – one who is brave, but not without fear; […]
And then the day grew longer as I entered the oddly-vibed town of Kingsport. And then I came across a fellow home-free friend to whom I gave the last few pieces of my recently received vegan pizza. And then the Sun began to set – and still I walked on for Peace … “Children have […]
Another uber-early morning; another exceptionally Peace-full start … “Our doubts are the traitors that make us lose the good we oft might otherwise win. In fearing even the attempt, we stride not forth, and the life that would otherwise have blossomed remains sleepily dormant in its seed … Courage is doing something daring (and by […]
I passed by Barton’s Chapel Church on the far outskirts of Kingsport and was intrigued by its earnest request for divine assistance in “[staying] in the center of [God’s] will” – a state of being that, at least according to Jesus Christ, doesn’t require any celestial intervention whatsoever; a state of being that occurs fully […]
Highway 11 was surprisingly busy on this particular morning, and its super-thin shoulders made for some very uncomfortable (and super-slow-going) walking indeed, so one can rest assured that I was overly relieved to soon see a pedestrian pathway – one that seemed to flow parallel to the roadway – down and to my right. I […]
“There was this beautiful meandering river that wound alongside the roadway. And, after sliding down to the path that ran along its bank, I gently pulled aside the scattering of stalky weeds and elegant wildflowers that edged the calmly flowing blanket of its massive crystalline waters. And there, in that seemingly tiny and forgotten place, […]
I walked onward that morning, enjoying y time alongside the river immensely, until I the path came to an end and I exited to see a local McDonald’s nearby. I was thirsty at the time, so entered the establishment to follow my rote script and exclaim why I was walking and ask for a drink […]
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