“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 […]
I flowed onward through the mist thereafter – up and Up and UP the Path’s now steep and rocky way. I see a pilgrims’ cairn about half way up the mountain and pause to reverently offer one of the special “Way stones” I have been carrying with me for many previous miles … “The highest […]
I continued onward into the ever-thickening, path-surrounding fog, until I finally crested the top of the trail and arrived at the beuatiful Chapelle de Soyarce at its summit … “One of the greatest plagues that still besets humanity is our inability to believe in the totality of who we truly are and the utter vastness […]
I ended up pausing for a little bit at the top of the trail – enjoying the thick mystery and scintillating beauty of the thick mists dancing over the rocks and gently embracing the grass and lightly bedecking the chapel roof. And while I was reveling in this time of great Peace, I noticed a […]
My previous pilgrim friends smoothly departed into the mist, and I was once again alone on the summit. I walked over to the posted sign that on clearer days helped to identify all that could be seen from that mountainous apex, and I looked up and out to find only the fog. How interesting that […]
And down through the mists I walked, and then the fog cleared and the Way flattened, and I smiled as I flowed along like water … “Remind yourself regularly that you are not responsible for your circumstances or the seasons; that you did not create the winds and the storms and the setbacks. Just as […]
And then finally I rounded a bend and the town of Ostabat came into view … “Whatever your pace of travel and whatever your chosen path, know that you will indeed arrive if you but persist – and that your persistence will become fluid once you realize that every single step further taken is itself […]
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