Read The Inspirational Book - Letters From the Way
Have you ever followed the calling of your soul? What if your soul asked you to take a journey of 900km... on foot. Would you do it? Letters From The Way is the inspiring journey of self-discovery on the Camino. What will you discover?
Tolerance, Truth, Trust, Turmoil
THIS POST IS AN EXCERPT FROM MY BOOK LETTERS FROM THE WAY For the past few days, I have been grappling with questions around tolerance, truth, trust, and turmoil. The four T’s symbolised so perfectly by the Tau symbol I see all around me at San Anton. Tolerance I am not sure that absolute freedom […]
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I Promise I Won’t Bite
If all insects, reptiles, mammals, all of god’s creatures, took the sworn oath, “I promise I won’t bite” we would surely experience utopia here on earth. In fact, I am sure the beastly spider that bit me Sunday evening had taken the oath but then fell into sin and went against its word. If hospitalera’s […]
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Love Stories from the Camino
Love stories from the Camino fascinate me. Last year as I walked, I heard epic tales of people who had fallen in love along the Camino as we walked together or in previous years. I wondered where they found the energy for romance or to put their best foot forward, so to speak. Nevertheless, as […]
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Finding Harmony through the Five Elements
Have you ever experienced a moment so pure that it could be a dream and when you awaken, you are overjoyed to discover that it is not? Yesterday at San Anton, I experienced two such moments. I had the pleasure of an unexpected but most welcome visit from Rebekah Scott, author of The Moorish Whore. […]
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The Joy of Extravagant Giving and Receiving
Last weekend I was chatting with friends about giving and receiving. We all noted how we behave in social situations. When invited to a dinner party we all take a small or sometimes not so small gift with for the host. When invited out for coffee we quickly jump in attempting to pay the bill. […]
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The Camino Gives You What You Need
Yesterday I arrived in Spain to begin my volunteer stint as a hospitalera at the San Anton Monastery. It was a long and arduous drive taking two days and when we arrived my fellow hospitalero, gave me a quick rundown of how everything works. As it was late afternoon there seemed to be very few […]
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3 Quick Tips for Remaining Focused
Most of us make resolutions coming into a New Year. By the 3rd of January, many have broken them. I no longer do this. It seems like an exercise in futility as often I become embroiled in the holiday season festivities and excitement of entering a fresh, clean new year. However as my birthday rolls […]
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What Walking the Camino Taught Me about Gratitude
This past Sunday I went hiking with my partner and friends along the Eggeweg hiking trail where we live. This is a beautiful 75km hike through forest and farmland, which we have decided to walk in three parts. We hiked the second phase of this trail in less than ideal conditions. It rained most of […]
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6 Simple Actions to Gain Clarity
THIS IS AN EDITED EXTRACT FROM MY BOOK Don’t you just love that a question mark is an exclamation mark in waiting. It is the same thing expressed differently. It is HUH? waiting to become YES! We all have experienced times of fear and confusion in our lives. We know what it is like to […]
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