And then it was, after another five days of walking, that I came to the town of Espalais, and rediscovered how Home both looked and felt. For here is where I came across the phenomenal Gite of Le Par Chemin (at the time run by the lovely couple Frederic & Muriel) – a place where limitless Love in truth reigned supreme, and a place that I found it very hard to leave when it proved time to do so …

“When it gets right down to it, the most important thing we cane ever bring to another person is the real warmth in us. And I don’t mean the hollow, uber-typical ‘warmth’ that is comprised of emotional flutterings or vapid pandering or superficial friendliness. No, I mean real Warmth – the sort of warmth that provides a real place of refuge, that offers unconditional acceptance, that proffers reckless acts of kindness, that chooses to see the best inside the other – and then acts in bold accordance. Every sentient being on this planet is innately – and indeed almost insatiably – hungry for this deeper heat. For in its presence we can remember something beyond both our individual histories and the happenings of the mere moment. In its presence – whenever it is truly being given – we rediscover a strength on which to reawaken our Souls and rebuild our lives.” ~ inspired by Rachel N. Remen

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