And so it was that this day too came to a gentle end – so it was that I left the church behind and checked in to the local hostel (via Stephane’s promised generosity), and so it was that I once again reveled in a hot shower (after allowing all of my fellow pilgrims to […]
I rose early once again after yet another sound (yet sweaty) sleep and breakfasted quietly by myself while waiting for my pilgrim compatriots to awaken. They did so in relatively short order and I shared a jovial second breakfast with them, though this one is more a respect-filled ritual than a relished repast … 😉 […]
I do love walking very early in the morning, especially when there are lush woodlands nearby &/or soft mists through which to tread – both of which serving to enhance the mystery of what is up ahead while forcing one’s attentions to return to surroundings more immediate &/or the path underfoot … “This what I […]
I remember walking strong and smoothly that morning – easily keeping up with my compatriots (Stephane, Thierry, and Celine) on the walk’s initial downhill portion, fluidly pulling away as the Road flattened out and allowed my legs to easily move. I pulled into the church at Arzacq-Arraziguet alone and reveled quietly in its inner solace. […]
“While it is true that every pilgrim’s footfall is always doubled – landing simultaneously upon the road itself and also upon his or her personal path of faith, a Peace Pilgrim’s steps are always threefold: the way itself, his or her faith in the power & the perfection of selfless Love, and his or her […]
“I don’t think people ever can know who they truly are. So we all have to be humble enough to live with this most mysterious of questions — Who am I? So I am ever a mystery to myself. I am ever someone who is immersed in a pilgrimage of self-rediscovery; from the moment I […]
I paused briefly in the small church at Louvigny – to soak there in solace, yes, and yet also to sit and make a Peace Stone for Stephane; a gift he received humbly and with great warmth after arriving there a short time thereafter … “To those of us who understand that all sentient life […]
“If you have chosen a Destination, then you must find a path thereto. On the other hand, if you have chosen a Path, then you must discover its Destination. You must always choose on eo9r the other, and you can never choose both. And yet no matter which of them you choose, it is crucial […]
Smoothly parting the mists and opening my view to the beautiful town of Fichou Riumajoie (and its equally lovely church) proved to be the next in what would prove to be a very long line of quite delightful surprises … “God’s invitation to vocation completely erodes the society-driven divide between our spiritual and our professional […]
“No old road leads to new destinations. Similarly, real change only begins after one realizes that it is always unwise to pour a newer wine into an older wine skin. So if you wish to tangibly change your life, you must first decide to profoundly alter your thinking. And if you wish to fundamentally alter […]
The hilltop church at Larreule offered a wonderful space to rest and reflect and refresh my resolve … “Until every soul is freely permitted to investigate every book, and creed, and dogma for itself, the world cannot be free. Mankind will be enslaved until there is mental grandeur enough to allow each man to have […]
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