Here, the hospitalero on call works for over fifteen minutes to gently tape my disintegrating Pilgrim’s Passport back together (it had gotten soaked repeatedly by rain and sweat, and had completely fallen apart). “Guard well within yourself that treasure, Kindness. Know how to give without hesitation …” ~ George Sand
… roasting chestnuts on the open fire — verrrrry tasty! “I believe in feeling connected. Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment … It builds.” ~ Gisele Bundchen
This image accurately represents the feel of an evening as a pilgrim — sitting with newfound friends, reveling in sitting and being, soaking up warmth and conversation. “A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If others aren’t openly saying ‘yes’ to who you are, the they are essentially saying ‘no’ — or at the very least ‘not for me now’. Fortunately for us all, both the Divine (God felt in Nature) & our Souls (God felt within) are always shouting ‘YES!’” ~ Scaughdt
“Love is the courage to set aside all hopes for the future, in order to relax into each moment’s endless opportunities to Care.” ~ anonymous
“Enlightenment is nothing more than the choice in any given moment to enLiven your Love’s deepest meaning .” ~ anonymous
“There is a huge gap between wanting to Care for another, and actually doing so.” ~ Scaughdt
“The Master, which resides within us all, teaches others their own Truths by allowing them to notice the actions that reflect the same.” ~ anonymous
This elderly French woman walked the entire Camino pulling a wagon! “The effectiveness of any spiritual practice is directly proportional to the purity of the humility with which it is practiced.” ~ anonymous
A Path-side pilgrims’ shrine … This is a fair representation of many similar shrines I saw along the Way, where pilgrims would leave notes and stones and other small tributes to their unique Quests for peace. “Good morning to the day: and next, my gold! Open the shrine that I may see my Saint.” ~ […]
… and remember: “Forgive” is a verb … “In others, we can only clearly notice either the wonders that we currently are, or the challenges we are ready to transcend.” ~ anonymous
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