Close the Tabs
This week I share with you Tip #7 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Close the Tabs This is a new tip for me, but oh so powerful. Someone must have been…
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Out with the Old and In with the New, and it’s not even New Year’s Day yet!
Complete. Finish. Finalize. End. These are all words that tend to elude me, I must confess. I have so many goals and projects started. I have song lyrics half written, book ideas outlined and some books even almost finished. Yet…
Being Present
“So what’s new today?” I ask the Lord. “What am I up to? What shall I look at?” “That depends on you,” he replies. “What are you about? Still playing hide-and-seek? Looking for what you cannot find? Or content, enjoying…
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 Camino Training Secret: Listen to Your Body
I have often mentioned that one of the lessons learned from my Camino was to listen to my body, to work with it instead of in spite of it. Perhaps I should clarify that this is one of the lessons…
Live Your Dreams
When day is done, when all has been said, when evening light is turned out, close your eyes, my beloved. Close your eyes and rest. Summon the hopes and dreams from deep in your soul, nestled among the fears and…
A Stronger Voice
Unpacking the Camino. In Summer 2019 I experienced a bit of a spiritual healing as I walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Since then, I’ve been noticing little things here and there that show me that renewal and growth…
My Love Letter to Time: If I could hold you in my hands . . .
Dear Time, If I could hold you in my hands I would do so gently. I would caress the curves in which you weave time and space and story and lives. I would trace my finger over each curve, thankful…