Despite the fact that Line never did get fully “on board” with the Peace-full part of my pilgrimage*, I will always be grateful to her — not only for taking me in so seamlessly after yesterday’s tiring day of walking, but also for introducing me to one of my very favorite French customs: breakfast coffee […]
“The road goes ever on and on,down from the door where it began Now far ahead the Road has gone,And I must follow, if I can Pursuing it even with weary feetUntil rejoining the larger Way Where our paths and even errands meetAnd wither then? I cannot say Yes, the Road goes ever on and […]
I flowed out of Le Grand Lemps to the very outskirts of town, where my attention was suddenly drawn towards a “Route 66” sign attached to a nearby home’s mailbox. Intrigue alone was enough to inspire me to saunter up the driveway and ask for some water for the road, whereupon Edith & Roland (the […]
“The ultimate aim of any true Noble Quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but rather the far greater call to serve others — not only after one’s return, but also while walking the way itself.” ~ via Joseph Campbell
“Just like the dragon’s heart, real Love burns ever fiercely, even in the face of pitch darkness and great evil. And so it is that we should never want to live in a world without either Love or dragons. For the latter is a world without mystery –and thus a world without true faith, and […]
What is so hard about comprehending the simple fact that ALL sentient beings fear pain and yearn for happiness; and that they ALL — each & every one; even those as meek and seemingly silent as the fish — clamor against confinement and dream each day of freedom? 🙁 Please have the humility to remember […]
“Distance changes utterly when you traverse the world on foot. A mile becomes a long way, two miles is deeply considerable, ten miles feels absolutely whopping, and fifty miles resides at the very limits of possibility. The world, you soon realize, is enormous in a way that only you and a small community of fellow […]
“Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. And yet almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can bite their lip and refuse to scream for as long as it takes to die. True courage, on the more real hand, is about facing life without flinching. And I don’t mean the times when […]
Today proved to be yet another day of almost perfect walking-weather, and I flowed smoothly through the village of La Frette, walked under a gentle shower of chestnut tree blossoms (being rained down upon me by a most enthusiastic grist of pollen-seeking honeybees), and then ambled into the town of St. Hilaire de la Cote, […]
I walked into the hamlet of Gillonnay shortly thereafter, and paused awhile to revel in the phenomenally resonate acoustics of the local St. Maurice Catholic church … 🙂 “In the world you face much fear and persecution. And yet take courage, for my Way of selfless Love is always available to you, and always conquers […]
“If you’re really listening, if you are awake to the limitless and all-encompassing Beauty of the world, then your heart has no alternative but to break regularly and fully. In fact, your heart is actually made to shatter and then be born anew, with its far most important purpose being to burst open again and […]
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