I wasn’t in the church long before Jacqueline, and extremely kind employee of the Murten Catholic Diocese, proceeded to take it upon herself to provide for my health and well-being — finding me both delicious food to fill my empty stomach* and a cozy place to rest my weary legs** … :O 😀 “Avoid letting […]
How wonderful it was that, no sooner than I had given up and assumed that no one would help me in Murten at all, not one but two ladies stepped forth to offer me sustenance and sanctuary. For, no sooner than Jacqueline had set off to find me the help she eventually arranged (see my […]
After a long & relaxing morning of good food and far more Meaning-full conversation (Thanks again, Elisabeth!), I soon find myself walking down the lavender-laden medieval meanderpaths of Murten on my way to Avenches … 🙂 “It is not what we do or where we go that matters, but rather WHY we go where we […]
It is still raining lightly as I headed out this morning, and rain was called for off & on for the rest of the day. So Elisabeth gave me one of her own umbrellas to shelter me from the storm. And I accepted the same thankfully — not because I needed it or even wanted […]
It was quite the blustery day today as I ambled along the Camino — with the breezy gusts always seeming to blow firmly against my desired direction of flow — and I thankfully arrived soon enough at the very tiny yet extremely warm chapel in the village of Myriez. I stumble while walking up its […]
(some cool graffiti seen along The Way today …) “To make our lives truly our own, we must boldly claim the events of out time. Just as the pitcher cries for water to carry, so too do we each deeply yearn for Work that is both meaningful & real. There are two main ways to […]
This day proved to be a stunning juxtaposition of beauty & difficulty, with its radiantly sunlit scenery mixed with an incredibly strong & most persistent headwind and a steadily escalating & surprisingly shooting pain in my lower legs — both of which regularly inspired me to stop and sit and wonder how I would ever […]
It took some willful doing, to be sure, and yet I did indeed finally complete the 12+ km windy walk (an 8+ mile trek that felt much more like 80, to be honest) to the city of Avenches … 🙂 “Let your daily living be such as to ladle neither stain nor hindrance upon the […]
As I hobbled into Avenches I was admittedly feeling much less than spry and was earnestly hoping to smoothly & quickly find shelter there for the night. Sadly, neither the local Catholic church nor the tourist information office proved to be very pilgrim-friendly that day, and yet the receptionist of the latter did tell me […]
To be sure, I was consciously grateful every morning of my Walk; every morning knowingly thankful for being given yet another day to boldly spread the message of selfless service & self-sacrificial kindness. That having been said, there was always something extra-special about being allowed to start said morning with a cup of coffee and […]
After resting awhile in the Catholic church of Domdidier, I find it extremely difficult to flow onward, thanks to the Swiss “waymarker imps” who have once again resurfaced — having either posted Camino signs that led to dead-end after dead-end, or having posted no signs at all … 🙁 Eventually abandon looking for signs altogether […]
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