“The true purpose of any pilgrimage is about setting aside a significant period of time to immerse one’s self in the foreign and the unfamiliar; it’s about treading through a swath of meaningful moments in which the only focus is to powerfully encounter and thereby deeply remember the most subtle matters of the Soul. Many […]
“To see an entire world in a grain of sand, and Heaven in every flower;to hold Infinity in the palm of my hand, and eternity in every hour.”~ via William Blake
I paused just before the town of Miramont to powerfully witness my Walk’s Way to a sweet French couple (chatting about virtue and politics and service and kindness while sitting together in their lovely garden), and then headed into the town proper, where I stopped inside the local church to once more refresh my Gratitude […]
A sizable portion of my moments in Miramont were spent here, in the church’s neighboring Peace-laden gardens … “The two most challenging tests on any Spiritual Road are the courage to boldly enter every moment and the humility to deeply appreciate everything encountered therein.” ~ inspired by Paulo Coelho
“A truly free Spirit is never bound by this or that, by materialism or opinion. The truly free Spirit is ever reverent in his or her living – ever singing and dancing and flowing with the wind. For these are the ones who ever at ONE with it all – simultaneously nothing and everything; always […]
“To walk well means to walk intentionally – mindfully – often slowly. And to walk slowly means much more than to languish one’s tempo. Rather, it means to walk in a way that harmonizes one’s body with one’s surroundings. It means to cleave more perfectly to time, so smoothly that the seconds fall gently away […]
While there is indeed a deep Solace that can be found in every Sanctuary, the sacredness of some places is more readily accessible than most. Such was the case within the cozy confines of the radiantingly holy church in the small town of Sensacq … “While holiness might be more readily seen within the enclaves […]
While it is true that the Divine resides in all things, it is just as true that His&Her celestial splendors are more readily witnessable in certain special places … “Our task is to announce – in deed more than word – that our exile is over; to enliven the symbols that speak of healing and […]
The pilgrim’s dance is such an odd jog, to be sure – how one ends up walking mostly fully alone for most of most days; how one befriends all strangers met as if they were Soulmates by default; how for the most part the same “families” of pilgrims wish each other well every morning and […]
Despite my compatriots’ somewhat fervent desire to head immediately to the local hostel, I chose instead to enter the local church to pay an appropriate homage to the day – to its length, to its depth, to its gifts of wonder & peace, and to its apparent promise for a Walk for Love that will […]
“If one believes that God is ‘up there’ in Heaven, somehow above & separate from the world, and that He is preparing rewards for ‘the worthy’ in a life after this one, then that belief can easily have the effect of having people passively accept their circumstances, however cruel or unjust they might be, and […]
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