The next village I came to was the town of Mirabel, and its church was in many ways more beautiful than most. I especially appreciated the stained glass window depicting a pilgrim’s staff and satchel … 🙂 “What you already know is merely a good departure point. In truth, you can only venture towards your […]
“The route had become a fossilized path: the will of which had cut a gash into this solitary place; a gash so deep that the blood and sap that used to flow there were all long since departed; a gash so hardened that gone too were the circumstances which had guided him to walk its […]
“Visionaries see what shall be by waking up to what is. If you refuse to look towards the forest while standing mired in the city, how will you ever know to walk in its blessed direction? If you refuse to look towards real & intimate community while strapped to the hollow pole of divisive technology, […]
“The beauty and mystery of this world emerges through much more than mere attention or interest. The physical must mingle with the mental for real meaning to blossom in our everyday. Appreciation and wonderment are necessary, yes, and yet they can never grow into their full transformative heights & depths unless they are accompanied by […]
I walked easily enough into the upper outskirts of the city of Figeac, and the Pas si Loin (translation: “not so far away”, or maybe “pretty close to here”) gite was the very first structure I passed. Last night’s pilgrims had already long since left and yet it was still pretty early in the day, […]
And then I came to yet another church (in Figeac proper) — one that potently exuded the magisterial, and therein offered yet another Peace Prayer that was soaked in humility … 🙂 “Lord, release me from the belief that I must straighten out other peoples’ affairs, and keep me from the recital of endless details. […]
For the past 30+ years of my life — ever since my early college days — I have been regularly visited by (and had more than a few highly entertaining conversations with) various Jehovah’s Witnesses. How wonderful it was, then, to walk past one of their windowless meeting houses on this day and be the […]
I walked thereafter up & Up & UP — all the way into the tiny village of Balajou, where a delightful Helene was so impressed with my Walk that she invited me in for an impromptu lunch of pasta & green salad, and then invited me to stay for a bit and drink a coffee […]
“It is indeed true that the height of your achievements will be in large part determined by the depth of your self-belief, the strength of your resolve, and the intensity of your efforts. And yet above and beyond this truth, it is absolutely crucial to realize that the magnitude — and as such the ultimate […]
I’m not sure what this small pathside spring was all about, and yet the sign said it was “The Source”, so I walked up to take a reverent look … 😉 “Together we are ascending the stairs which lead to all sources. To many it is a secret staircase — fully hidden from common view. […]
“It is always a Good Thing to gaze regularly upon one’s decided horizon, as doing so allows us to progress smoothly & steadfastly towards our flowing objective. And yet too staunchly fixating upon the ‘up ahead’ obscures the wonder of the ‘all around.’ And so it is that the truly prudent pilgrim ever alternates between […]
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