I was a bit fatigued and overheated when I pulled into the outskirts of the town of Charre, and was overly blessed to come across yet another perfectly place pathside donativo – this one nestled cozily into the garage of Thierry & Celine Duhau*, a couple who had apparently lost their daughter at some point […]
“It is inevitable that we will leave a legacy simply because we cannot walk through life without leaving indelible footprints wherever we tread. As such, it is wise indeed to deeply consider the path one is walking while making said prints … I think that the greatest trick in life, then – wherever you are […]
I walked onward and upward that afternoon, finally arriving in the town of Aroue, where I greeted Jean Marc (who had arrived before me and already checked me in) with a hug, enjoyed a lovely warm shower, and then hung out in the hostel garden and powerfully witnessed my Walk and its Way of Peace […]
The church in Aroue was already closed that day when I arrived, and yet I was informed by a fellow pilgrim that night about the location of its main key (which was hidden near its back door in an accompanying courtyard), and was able the next morning to appreciate its inner Beauty – and then […]
After yet another fantastic night’s sleep (though apparently I was snoring once again – this time along with two of my other roommates) and a light but lovely breakfast, I was once again back on the mellow, misty Way … “The reason your life has until now weaved & wandered to nowhere is ultimately due […]
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need never be zero-sum, and that as long as the Sun still shines and people can still plan and plant, think and do, then we can, if we but bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the […]
“The ancient code of the Knights Radiant clearly states “journey always before destination.” Some might call the same a simple platitude, and yet it is actually far more. A journey will have pain and times of struggle, and it is not only the steps forward that we must accept, but also the stumbles – the […]
The Way’s foggy-misty flow was truly delightful this morning, and I arrived in good spirits at David’s wonderful donativo cafe in Larribar. Moved by his kindness (the cakes he offered weren’t vegan, and yet the cute cup of coffee certainly was), I decided to remain there awhile and make him a Peace Stone. Thierry arrived […]
The church in Larribar was still closed, and so I flowed onward into other Sanctuaries just as sacred … “Miles looked long back at the cathedral, and then turned back to me. ‘Sanctuary is a verb, not a noun.’ he said. ‘It is a kind & loving action, not a sacred or holy place.’” ~ […]
I wasn’t often directly confronted with the horrific injustices (imprisoning & enslaving the innocent) and abject cruelties (mutilation, infanticide, sexual assault, and murder)* of the globe-wide animal agriculture industry on this Walk, and yet my Soul was deeply crushed every time I did so … “Our self-instilled self-importance as a species is based on a […]
“You can predict only one outcome with certainty: everything in your life will constantly change. Once you accept this indelible Truth then every other preconception you have about what could happen or what might happen or even what probably will happen will be released from your rusty gauntlets, and instead of hampering your ability to […]
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