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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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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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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How Walking the Camino Taught Me Not To Suffer
This past week two events occurred with the potential to cause me suffering, if I allowed them to! The first was the much anticipated and welcomed visit of my dear friend Donna whom I met last year while walking the Camino. The second was learning of my uncle’s murder in his home in London. The […]
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6 Resilience Tips I Learned Climbing the Pyrenees
In life, we all have mountains to climb. Some are literal others figurative. Today I would like to share with you six lessons I learned climbing the Pyrenees during my Camino Francés pilgrimage in 2014. The official route of the Camino Francés begins in the little town of St. Jean Pied de Port nestled at […]
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The Only Way Out, Is In
[imageframe lightbox=”no” lightbox_image=”” style_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”center” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ hide_on_mobile=”no” class=”” id=””] [/imageframe][separator style_type=”none” top_margin=”20″ bottom_margin=”” sep_color=”” border_size=”” icon=”” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_color=”” width=”” alignment=”center” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]Today I am celebrating the first anniversary of an epic adventure and journey in my life. I was slowly emerging from a very painful and soul-destroying […]
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