I’m only a week into my big road trip, and already there’s been a surprise. Well, actually, there have been several surprises, but at the moment I’m paying attention to one in particular. It’s been 14 years since my wife, Veronica, died. She is never really very...
I had a remarkable experience at Dance Camp last night. We had a talent, no talent show (Rumi Cafe). For my contribution, I played my Native American style flute. Before I played, I told the story of my late wife Veronica, who always encouraged me to play. She was...
a peaceful stillness has taken up residence in my heart old habits and turbulent outbursts can still be found in the shadows occasionally disrupting the calm but lately they seem to be losing their...
Today on my morning walk I stepped out of time and wandered for a bit through the landscape of eternity. I was pondering the notion that perhaps time was an illusion, and that was apparently all my haiku muse needed to kick things into high gear. It was a most...
It seems that I am having what might be called a springtime experience in my life. After a long winter my heart is thawing and my soul is waking up. It’s not any one particular thing that I notice, but rather all of the various pieces of my life falling into place...
Something is happening in my life! An unfolding, a letting go, a blossoming, a transformation? I don’t have words to capture it, because I can’t quite catch more than hints and glimpses. But I can feel it. Occasionally it will break through and grab my attention,...
Living a Peregrino Life In September and October of 2023, over a period of 40 days, I walked 778 kilometers (about 483 miles), from St. Jean, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, otherwise known as the Camino de Santiago (francés camino). Those who walk the...
Well, my first post-Camino day was interesting. Didn’t get to bed until midnight last night, but still came awake sometime between 4 and 5. Went for a walk, but resisted the urge to put on my backpack (didn’t actually require much effort to resist). The first thing...
Camino - reflections and random thoughts while flying home Things I will miss and things that I learned (am learning) from the Camino Looking for, and navigating by, Camino markers Being greeted with “Buen Camino” (and having it feel genuine and heartfelt) Greeting...
Camino - Day 42 - heading for home It’s been quite a day. For a guy who hasn’t been in a motor vehicle of any kind for 41 days I ended my speed abstinence in a big way. I rode 2 trains (one of which reached speeds of 250 km per hour, which is 50 times as fast as...