373/499 … the Light of Love (10/23/08)
Sunlight flowing through a Sarria church window. “God is Light is Love is Light is God.” ~ anonymous
374/499 … the Peace of Home (10/23/08)
… our hostel in Sarria … “The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned … I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” ~ Maya Angelou
375/499 … a gentle Heart (10/23/08)
Here, the hospitalero on call works for over fifteen minutes to gently tape my disintegrating Pilgrim’s Passport back together (it had gotten soaked repeatedly by rain and sweat, and had completely fallen apart). “Guard well within yourself that treasure, Kindness. Know how to give without hesitation …” ~ George Sand
376/499 … nourishing the Soul (10/23/08)
… roasting chestnuts on the open fire — verrrrry tasty! “I believe in feeling connected. Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment … It builds.” ~ Gisele Bundchen
377/499 … befriending Friendship (10/23/08)
This image accurately represents the feel of an evening as a pilgrim — sitting with newfound friends, reveling in sitting and being, soaking up warmth and conversation. “A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
378/499 … God booms a YES (10/24/08)
“If others aren’t openly saying ‘yes’ to who you are, the they are essentially saying ‘no’ — or at the very least ‘not for me now’. Fortunately for us all, both the Divine (God felt in Nature) & our Souls (God felt within) are always shouting ‘YES!’” ~ Scaughdt
379/499 … Love IS (10/24/08)
“Love is the courage to set aside all hopes for the future, in order to relax into each moment’s endless opportunities to Care.” ~ anonymous
380/499 … becoming Enlightenment (10/24/08)
“Enlightenment is nothing more than the choice in any given moment to enLiven your Love’s deepest meaning .” ~ anonymous
381/499 … caring to Care (10/24/08)
“There is a huge gap between wanting to Care for another, and actually doing so.” ~ Scaughdt
382/499 … The Master within (10/24/08)
“The Master, which resides within us all, teaches others their own Truths by allowing them to notice the actions that reflect the same.” ~ anonymous
383/499 … humbling the Humble (10/24/08)
This elderly French woman walked the entire Camino pulling a wagon! “The effectiveness of any spiritual practice is directly proportional to the purity of the humility with which it is practiced.” ~ anonymous
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