On & on & on I walked after leaving Bach – ever slower & slower, ever in more & more physical discomfort (my hips were still nowhere close to 100% healed at this point), and ever with less & less water remaining in my handy bottle. I had originally intended to flow all the way […]
“As you tread upon this amazing Earth while living your phenomenal life, remember that you are but one miracle walking upon another – and remember to treat both the Earth upon which you move and all others you meet along the way with matching grace and kindness.” ~ inspired by Mehmet Ildan
I woke early this morning and sat for awhile on the veranda under a setting full moon. Then, still before anyone else had awoken, I drank a final cup of coffee, said a silent farewell to my fellow pilgrims, and walked back out onto The Way. Even though a light misty rain began to fall […]
“Every new morning becomes a renewed and quite cheerful invitation to make our lives of equal simplicity (with the way we care for ourselves) and equal innocence (with the way we deal with others) to that of Nature herself.” ~ inspired by Henry David Thoreau
“Whenever you set forth into the day, go boldly. Whenever you encounter trials or frustrations, persist steadfastly. Whenever you meet with obstacles or enemies, strive resolutely. And whenever you know pain or fatigue or defeat, transcend selflessly. After all, you are so much more than mere dust & shadow.” ~ inspired by Horace* *Quam plus […]
I don’t know who lugged all these massive blocks of stone out here into the wilderness to construct this gorgeous resting place, and yet whoever you are (or were) – Thank You! 😀 “Some of the things that most merit our gratitude we take for granted, others we even despise. For without the Sun we […]
I never came to truly enjoy any of the time I spent in the larger cities I met while on The Walk. There just seems to be so much hustle&bustle and negativity and greed and callousness that tend to erupt whenever too many humans are crammed in too tight a space. And so it was […]
Way back in Le Puy I had been told by hospitalero Pierre Alain that I should look up his buddy Mahdi whenever I got to Cahors, and I had intended to do so first thing once I arrived. And yet Mahdi’s pilgrim outfitter shop was closed until 11am, so I proceeded to head into Cahors […]
After briefly stopping by Cahors’ local tourist information office to send out a Walk-update to all my Friends following the same online* I headed towards and then into Cahors’ absolutely gorgeous Catholic cathedral – to offer my standard affirmations of gratitude & resolve, to sit under its cool arches and rest my weary body, and […]
I returned to Mahdi’s shop, which was now open for business, and entered in high spirits. After all, Pierre Alain (the wonderful Le Puy hospitalero who had told me about Mahdi some 2 weeks previously) had not only told me that Mahdi was once a Peace Pilgrim of sorts himself (he walked an interfaith peace […]
It was easy enough to follow The Way through Cahors (this is often a quite difficult task in many of the Camino’s not-so-small cities), and yet lost it completely on the far side of town. I wandered about and under and all around the phenomenal Pont Valentre bridge* until I finally realized that The Way […]
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