“It is indeed true that the height of your achievements will be in large part determined by the depth of your self-belief, the strength of your resolve, and the intensity of your efforts. And yet above and beyond this truth, it is absolutely crucial to realize that the magnitude — and as such the ultimate […]
I’m not sure what this small pathside spring was all about, and yet the sign said it was “The Source”, so I walked up to take a reverent look … 😉 “Together we are ascending the stairs which lead to all sources. To many it is a secret staircase — fully hidden from common view. […]
“It is always a Good Thing to gaze regularly upon one’s decided horizon, as doing so allows us to progress smoothly & steadfastly towards our flowing objective. And yet too staunchly fixating upon the ‘up ahead’ obscures the wonder of the ‘all around.’ And so it is that the truly prudent pilgrim ever alternates between […]
And so it was that I finally arrived, exhausted by the day’s long walk and soaking wet from its more recent rainfalls, at the town of Beduer — where I was quite surprised to hear a cacophony of English-speaking voices showered down upon me from the city’s most regal chateau above … :O It turns […]
It started to rain more heavily as I left the chateau-wedding behind and entered the city proper, and yet St. Etienne, the catholic church located in Beduer’s initial town square, was locked up tight for the night and thus provided no shelter from the steadily falling showers … 🙁 Fortunately, however, the town’s tourist information […]
As mentioned in my previous entry, Nadine (Beduer’s resident spiritual matriarch — pictured below) had already provided me with shelter for the rainy night — giving me private & exclusive access to the town catholic church, the sanctuary of which was completely closed to the public … :O And as if that act of immense […]
Nadine was a nice enough lady, to be sure – friendly and humble and gentle of tone & word. And yet niceness is not what stands out against today’s thick backdrop of the superficial and the callous. No, it is Kindness that shines most brightly in the darkness – the Kindness that had Nadine offer […]
And just as Nadine dropped me off at the foot of the Camino’s trail, it began to steadily rain. The raincoat she had just bought me provided a thin veil of solace therefrom, and yet what buoyed me far more as I trudged onward through the falling shower was the Love that the town of […]
These oddly lovely stone huts (used by local shepherds, ostensibly) were sprinkled throughout the fields I saw along The Way this morning … :O “Such places exist amongst the endless abodes of every sacred space – urban or rural; places that serve as sanctuaries from the present, fully immune to the hustle and bustle of […]
And as I proceeded along The Way that day, I came to a long, straight stretch of path bordered on the left by thick woodlands and on the right by 100’s & 100’s of yards of beautifully crafted rock wall ( :O ) … And regularly interspersed along that wall’s immense length were placed benches […]
Again, I realize that obstacles such as these may not seem much to many of you. And yet again I say that my hips on this day were still begging to differ … 🙂 … Fortunately I was walking this pilgrimage not for my own pleasure or comfort but for the betterment of humankind (meaning […]
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