386/499 … remaining loyal to Love (10/24/08)
“Loyalty to a few, precludes a Love for the many.” ~ unknown
387/499 … Wealth everywhere (10/24/08)
“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.” ~ Wayne Dyer
388/499 … one foot, two foot (10/24/08)
… the bridge to Portomarin … “Whatever your pace, know that you will arrive.” ~ anonymous Camino graffiti
389/399 … the ordinary Hero (10/24/08)
… the stairs up into town … “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” ~ Christopher Reeve
390/499 … what it means to Walk (10/24/08)
Probably my favorite picture from the entire trip; a perfect archetypal representation of what it means to walk a pilgrimage. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” ~ C. S. Lewis
391/499 … again amongst the many (10/24/08)
… through town to our hostel … “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters and create many ripples.” ~ Mother Teresa
392/499 … Flow is not fast (10/24/08)
We are two of last pilgrims to arrive at the hostel that night, and yet arrive we did! “Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” ~ John Quincy Adams
393/499 … the Clarity of the Haze (10/25/08)
… leaving Portomarin in the very early, misty morning … “I enter the world called real as one enters a mist.” ~ Julien Green
394/499 … having faith in Faith (10/25/08)
Occasionally, we would see Way-markers counting down the kilometers to Santiago (and thereafter, to Finisterre). I liked this one because it shows the numerological value for the name “Scaughdt” — 83. “Tests of Faith come in many forms, and yet seem to arrive only occasionally. Of course, as far as our challenge to become truly […]
395/499 … not quite Almost (10/25/08)
As we neared Santiago, the yellow arrows that marked the Way were often accompanied by the Spanish word “casi”, which means “almost” … “Spiritual food is not spiritual unless eaten spiritually.” ~ anonymous
396/499 … the perfect distance (10/25/08)
“The only way to truly Respect another person’s “right to privacy” is to to snuggle right up next to them … The only truly Respect-full distance to keep is none at all.” ~ anonymous
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