417/499 … Home is in the Heart (10/28/08)
Hooray! “Perhaps home is not a place, but simply an irrevocable condition.” ~ James Baldwin
418/499 … the Joy in all that IS (10/28/08)
As we enter the old section of town, we are very near the Cathedral now, and a physically noticeable sense of Joy can be felt — steadily welling up from the heart, more and more with each subsequent step. “The beating Heart of the Universe is holy Joy.” ~ Martin Buber
419/499 … real Friendship is a shared Walk(10/28/08)
Ann from Malta and James from Ireland. We have walked the last several days with them. They are two of our favorite people on the entire Camino, and it is somehow only fitting that we enter Santiago together. “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it […]
420/499 … sacrificing Sacrifice (10/28/08)
It is accomplished! “Set yourself joyfully on fire, and they will come from miles around to watch you burn.” ~ John Wesley
421/499 … the normalcy of the Amazing (10/28/08)
The timing couldn’t have been better*, as this fellow started playing his pipes the very minute we rounded the corner to enter the Cathedral. I truly adore good bagpipe music, so this was an extra special treat for me. “There are … just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a […]
422/499 … Joy is a verb (10/28/08)
Mom was also thrilled to have arrived … She tends not to hold back her Joy — a character trait I admire immensely. “Things won are done … Joy’s soul lies in the doing.” ~ William Shakespeare
423/499 … Oneness IS (10/28/08)
“You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.” ~ Alan Watts
424/499 … Joy must be shown to Be (10/28/08)
“The purest form of reverence is humble revelry.” ~ anonymous
425/499 … Revere the Wonder that IS (10/28/08)
Though sincere reverence can also take on other forms equally powerful. “Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.” ~ Plato
426/499 … Love is allWays Awe-full (10/28/08)
“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” ~ Albert Einstein
427/499 … sometimes Awe is easy (10/28/08)
The Santiago Cathedral … Even with immense expectations preceding it, this place does anything but disappoint … simply majestic! “Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” ~ John Milton
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