Category Archives: Reflection
June 25, 2015 Tui Spain
Sometimes it seems like life is insistent upon reminding me of my calling to hold space for pain. And I wonder what this means. What am I to do when I encounter someone in pain?
Yesterday I … Continue reading
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Questions from the Global South
Its been four months now that I have been in India and China with the intention of “preparing the field” and it feels like it is time to be harvesting some learnings from this journey. My hesitance and procrastination suggest … Continue reading
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Being the Sacred Other
It was 5:55PM and we were scheduled to begin at 6:00 and still we did not have the design. Narayan, my co-host, and I had just met for nearly three hours with four young Chinese women to sense into the … Continue reading
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Lessons from the Universe ~ Ask for What You Need
My nomadic journey has been founded upon the intentions of being involved in meaningful work, following where life is calling me and of trusting that if I give of my gifts freely I will receive whatever I need to sustain … Continue reading
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The Nature of Abundance
I want to believe in abundance. In my heart, I know that this is a better way to live, that it allows me to feel gratitude and to practice generosity and that it frees me from the old trap of … Continue reading
Worry? Who me?
“Why worry?” From the time I was a child, I have heard this challenge (usually with something about prayer attached). Worrying doesn’t accomplish anything. Just trust.
As I approached the beginning of my camino a week ago, I was very aware of … Continue reading
Intention
Having a conscious intention is part of what sets a pilgrimage apart from ordinary life. It is about making a journey for a purpose, even if that purpose is not fully clear. In fact, walking the Camino with a question … Continue reading
What is a Pilgrimage Anyway?
What is a Pilgrimage?
Saturday Morning in Madrid. This morning I got lost on Madrid’s Metro system and missed my bus to Pamplona. This messes up all of my plans and will probably delay the start of my pilgrimage by a … Continue reading
Camino Reflection #13
My camino is over, or more accurately my caminos are over, and I am feeling the need to make some sense of my experience, to create a story to explain why I walked nearly 600 miles and how I have … Continue reading
Camino Reflection #12
From my October 6 journal:
It is a Gallacian morning – cloudy with some wind and the threat of rain. It is 8.20 and just beginning to get light out. How things have changed in just a day.
Yesterday was spectacular. The … Continue reading