Connect with Others
This week I share with you Tip #8 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Connect with Others. This is a hard one to write; perhaps because this is a practice that takes…
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The Car Show
Today I sat with Ray at the Cruisin’ Clarkston Car Show, and I had a flash of what life must have been like in the 50s and 60s. I thought it would be cool to have a picture of the…
I Write for Clarity. I Share for Community.
I write a lot about what I’m experiencing – life’s events and the emotions that go with them. Why? Because writing clarifies my heart for me. When I’m only in thinking mode, I often can’t quite find the words to…
A Sense of Community, Part 3
Here are my last comments about bringing the sense of community felt on the Camino de Santiago back home to the USA. It’s really simple and probably shouldn’t even require stating. But nonetheless, here it is: Be observant. Be thoughtful.…
A Sense of Community, Part 2
Today I continue my reflections on the sense of community experienced on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James). Specifically, how do we continue that sense of community once we return home? Last week I discussed how a common…
A Sense of Community, Part 1
One of the great treasures for many who walk the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) is its sense of community. We instantly become part of the storyline and the legacy of thousands who have walked before us.…