Isn’t it nice to live in a world where the greatest beauty can often be found in the most austere of halls or the most mundane of meetings? I made it to the town of Terradillos and was amazed at the raw beauty of its local church; the somehow perfect embodiment of selfless love that […]
“Wear the clothes of kindness that never wear off Scent yourself with the perfume of love, and spread the same everywhere Keep sugar on your tongue and distribute it by heart to everyone you meet. Open your arms wide and hug everyone tight. Free your Soul of all anger and arrogance, give beautiful feelings instead […]
The village of Moratinos gently encapsulated one of the fondest memories from my 2008 Camino pilgrimage, and it was with uplifted heart and joyful mind that I saw its buildings from afar, then passed by its hobbitesquely underhill wine bodegas, and entered its limits proper … “There is nothing like returning to a place of […]
And then I was there, at the very doorstep of The Peaceable Kingdom*, that glowingly warm donativo where Rebekah Scott had just as warmly greeted me those 11 years ago; bringing me in from a Camino chilled of wind & kindness – a Camino that had wrung me out and sent me stumbling along its […]
After chatting for a short while with Rebekah about the Power of the camino and our first meeting back in 2008 and the nature of & inspiration for my current Peace Walk, I told her that I wanted to be of some assistance to her & Paddy in any way they might need. Fortunately, the […]
The courtyard had been cleansed and it was too early to turn in for the night, so I allowed myself to be further blessed by extending lots of love to two of the Peaceable Kingdom’s three canine residents – Grace & Judy … “Reunion has taught me that there is no way to remake your […]
The third dog on hand at the Peaceable Kingdom was named Rose, and she was the newest member of its gentle flock. Rebekah had told me that Rose had been abused by her previous “owners” (What a ridiculous term; as if any human has the standing to “own” a dog – or any other animal, […]
I woke fully refreshed after 8+ hours of wonderful sleep, recharged my body with a fantastic bowl of corn flakes & hemp seeds & vegan coco-clusters, and then chatted a bit with Rebekah & Paddy* before once more heading back out onto The Road – back out onto an ancient-yet-ever-reborn route that seems to steadily […]
“To have real humility is to experience Reality, not in relation to ourselves, but rather in its all-encompassing & sacred interdependence. Humility is to see, to discern, and to act from the point of rest in ourselves – the same point of rest that is alive within everything around us at any given moment. It […]
I always found it odd how there was rarely rhyme or reason as to to which stretches of The Way brought heartfelt connections to others and which brought only callous indifference; which towns reawakened a sense of profound community and which had me feeling more alone than ever. And so it was on this day […]
“The Trail of Truth is never-changing, and by nature cannot lead any astray. It is rarely easy to walk, of course, and at times will appear much too narrow for your feet to tread. And yet if you boldly & resolutely follow it anyway, you will ever be a force for Love & Goodness, and […]
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