** let me start off by saying that I am writing these diary posts from my cell . So please excuse the format, look, possible grammatical errors, and feel of this presentation for normally I would have a laptop but wanted to disconnect is much as possible while walking the Camino de Santiago. Week 1: A hard lesson in humility! July 1, 2016 What a physically rough day. They warn that this day is by far the hardest, but come…
The scallop shell (in Spanish: concha de Vieira) has, over the past centuries become the recognized official symbol of the famed Camino de Santiago. It can be seen throughout the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Sometimes it is engraved on posts, sometimes painted on signs, and through some of the more populated areas, as part of their official street signs or emblazed into the road. This has been done throughout most of the Camino in order to guide pilgrims along the way. Not only is the scallop a…
A pilgrimage is when a traveler, typically on foot, journeys to a holy place of special significance, usually to a particular religious belief. As they walk to this church, shrine, or location of importance, the pilgrim will often find that the route in itself becomes a form of spiritual path or retreat for their spiritual growth. So, where does the 490 mile walk of the Camino de Santiago take a pilgrim? What shrine or location of importance is found through this experience? Does the pilgrim have to pray and…
For the last several months, I have often been asked, “Where is your next adventure?” My reply has been, “I am going on Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago!” This is then always followed up with, “Why are you going on Pilgrimage? Are you a Pilgrim?” My Answer: “Am I a Pilgrim? I don’t know!” “Why am I walking the Camino? I am not sure.” According to Wikipedia a pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) “is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar)…
I think I need to take a little walk! Every year around mid January, I sit around and contemplate about what I want to accomplish in the coming year, especially with the Bucket List Project. I compare what I have been wanting to do versus what is going on in my life. Then I make out a very raw outline (as seen at My Hopes & Goals of 2016) and share it with everyone. Personally, I love it when I finally…
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” ~Benjamin Franklin Ok So I realize that it is already mid May and that 1/3rd of 2016 is already over but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t plan it out! I just didn’t share it yet! In fact, every January, I tend to sit down post Christmas and start Bucketlistlusting (is that a word?) from my Old Notebook. Then I literally create a year graph and draw out how I…
( This Post was originally published on 09/05/13) YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR IMPACT ON SOMEONE ELSE! Back in February of 2013, I was lucky enough to meet group of great people from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Among this group of people was a young woman named Amy Larsen. Though she was full of spirit, she seemed to be struggling with her life. So I shared the story of my Bucket List Project with her. Then something remarkable happened…SHE ACTED! Within the next couple of…