Here pictured, the famous “bronze boot”, beneath which many pilgrims fulfill a traditional ritual of burning the clothes they wore while walking. Mom did burn a few of her things here. As for me, I performed my own ritual on the Playa del Fora, where I buried many of my clothes deep in the sand […]
“Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children’s faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.” ~ Sara Teasdale
the afore-mentioned clothes-burning pit “Feed your concerns to the fire. Breathe deeply and rejoice.” ~ Jonathan Huie
“Pilgrimage — like Love — is a privilege, not a burden. The true Pilgrim walks the Road to humbly reconnect with the Divine; not to ‘better appreciate’ his own blessings. The true Pilgrim returns from his Journey to serve others; not live a ‘better life’.” ~ anonymous Pilgrim
“If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.” ~ Henry Miller
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” ~ John Lubbock
I returned again to the Playa del Fora and performed my end-of-pilgrimage ritual (just around the rock seen on the left) … “Ritual will always mean throwing away something …” ~ Gilbert Chesterton
“Destiny rarely stands in the way of the wise.” ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Teach others to enliven all that I have taught you … And this is my sole Commandment: that you Love one another.” ~ Jesus Christ (Mt 28:20 + Jn 15:12)
“Joy-fully proceed through every Portal of Service that opens before you.” ~ anonymous
“Don’t dream your life … Live your dream!” ~ Camino de Santiago graffiti
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