And so I set forth as a Numinous Nomad once more — walking the world for Peace & Freedom; relaying the Truth that real Peace within only comes to those enlivening Peace without, and that true Freedom comes not from conquering our enemies but while ruthlessly inundating them with acts of caring Kindness. I walk […]
During any standard pilgrimage the traveler carries very little on his or her person, and does so while journeying in a way intended to further his or her own personal development (&/or ultimately bring him or herself a greater sense of inner peace). In stark contrast, a Peace Pilgrim carries only life’s bare necessities in […]
After a long first day of walking I arrived much later than planned in the village of Schoenaich and tried to set up shop on a bench outside the local town hall. And yet between the jet-planes regularly flying low overhead (I was relatively near the Stuttgart airport at this time) and the surprisingly frigid […]
“Yes, it is indeed true that to boldly venture forth always causes anxiety and often brings discomfort, and yet to not venture forth with such courage is to suffer a far worse fate. It is to lose one’s true self. It is to wallow in vapid days devoid of meaning. In effect it is to […]
From the very beginning of The Walk folks and friends regularly expressed their deep & sincere concern for my well-being; avidly extolling me both regularly & repeatedly to “be extremely careful” &/or “watch out” &/or “take care of yourself” … While I believe these wishes were all well-intended, they all flagrantly missed the ultimate point […]
“Well, the going is much more circuitous than I had imagined, and yet I have arrived in Mötzingen (about 12 km southwest of Herrenberg) and will be flowing onward towards Vollmarringen and beyond later this evening … It has already been an AMAZING adventure these past three+ days — days filled with Wonder and Peace […]
A “good life” might very well mean pausing during the tough times to notice and appreciate the flowers — to count our blessings; to focus on what we have instead of what we don’t; to embrace what is as opposed to pining for what could be. That having been said, this self-focused “good life” — […]
(The following entry is mostly taken from the public missive I sent out per email to friends & family on September 17, 2018; a few days after leaving the hospital in Nagold and just before ultimately deciding to put my pilgrimage on hold until the following spring …) ……………………………………. Well, it seems that I have […]
After I was finally admitted to the hospital in Nagold (having endured a 30 minute wait before someone finally called an ambulance, a 30 minute wait for that ambulance to finally arrive, another 30 minute wait riding in the back of the same, and a fourth 30 minute wait in the hospital lobby while my […]
As many of you already know, a short time after leaving the hospital I was approached by a lovely couple who saw my obvious physical distress, asked & heard about my current mission, and offered to let me spend the coming winter months in a tiny, one-person, off-the-grid apartment (essentially a monastery of sorts) — […]
And so it came to pass that I was indeed greatly blessed — blessed to be told in no uncertain terms by my kidney stone that it was not for me to walk a Fall/Winter pilgrimage, blessed to be offered a haven of refuge in which to soak in solitude and write the three tomes […]
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