A bit later, after successfully traversing the not-really-so-deadly detour, I traipsed into the hamlet of Balbins, where Jean Marie & Jacqueline Morin invited me in to sit in their lovely garden and (despite my still quite poor command of the French language) chat quite amicably about everything from the patent uselessness of politics to the […]
“Faith never needs to push the river because faith is ever in the know — not merely that there is a river carrying us, but that the river knows exactly where it is going. The river of our lives is indeed ever flowing. We are always in it and we are always carried by it. […]
“How odd it is to realize that standing boldly against evil is more important than somehow defeating it. Indeed, if we but pause and really think about it, the greatest heroes are admired not because they have the strength to prevail but because they have the fortitude to stand. They stand because it is right […]
I entered the town of Faramans and walked quite a ways through a city park alongside a beautiful, rock-laden stream … 🙂 “Like a house known to be a home and a river that ever flows, so does Love become when you choose to fully open your heart — with its Goodness flowing constantly, providing […]
Faramans was nice enough, though the overnight-vibe was not overtly evident at first. Indeed, after being turned away by a closed church parish and having even my humble requests for general information somewhat callously dismissed by a number of shopkeepers, it looked like yours truly was going to have to keep walking on into that […]
I woke up this morning after a great night’s sleep, enjoyed a fine breakfast with Marie Claude & George (the latter of whom finally — even after all of my detailed story-telling about the radically austere nature of The Walk shared the night before — and quite suddenly comprehended with mouth fully agape that I […]
“When you truly accept the simple fact that you are not who you have previously been, nor are you required to repeat anything you have once engaged or completed, you become fully free to become fierce with your current reality — and just as fierce with your Love.” ~ inspired by Flonda Maxwell
“Every exit in life – be it a terminated job or an ended relationship or a lost treasure or our health’s demise – is actually nothing more than a portal opening to something else – other opportunities to serve, fresh chances to Love, new gifts to receive, indeed a brand new life to Live.” ~ […]
My hips were still quite stiff and sore this morning, so the going was quite slow. And yet I eventually made it to the town of Pommier de Beaurepaire, where I entered the local Catholic church to wait for the local library to open — honoring the church’s glorious acoustics by softly whistling a loving […]
“Contrary to what we usually choose to believe, the truly best moments in our lives are not the ones that are passive, receptive, pleasurable, or relaxing. No, the absolute best moments come to us whenever our bodies and minds are stretched to their limits during voluntary efforts to accomplish something greater than ourselves — something […]
This is how more than a few pilgrims feel whenever The Way’s longer stretches of wilderness & solitude meld anew into even small-town versions of “civilization” — a shift that provides not only the promise of rest & sustenance, but far more importantly the regular opportunity to come back into intimate contact with life’s fellow […]
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