Rid Your Life of Toxic Friends
A few months ago, I posted a video on Facebook with me looking like a mess. People no doubt wondered, “Oh God what’s the matter with Angie? Why does she look all sweaty and messy?” and actually a few people did comment on that. However, I had just finished exercising, and never showered first for […]
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The Power of Being Impeccable With Your Word
We have heard the saying talk is cheap and I can say myself that many times the words I have spoken have been cheap because I haven’t meant them. Recently I’ve made the mistake of watching various newscasts where politicians are throwing around dangerous rhetoric without much thought and this has reminded me of the […]
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Really Why Should I Give A Damn?
A picture of little Aylan face down on the shore speaks more about the state of our humanity than a million, trillion words. His parents were prepared to pay the price for a better life, in dollars that is, not with their lives. They entered into an illegal transaction and 75% of a family dies, […]
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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 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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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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