When I was eating with a group of sisters, the topic of the Camino came up, and one of them asked me, "Have you read...". As a joke, I didn't even give her a chance to finish: "Yes!" I replied, enthusiastically! Truth is, I've become a Camino-junkie! Just take a look at this list...!
Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino, Joyce Rupp
The Slacker Pilgrim Guide to the Camino de Santiago, Sunshine Jen
I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago, Hape Kerkeling
Camino de Santiago: To Walk Far, Carry Less, Jean-Christie Ashmore
Pilgrim Tips & Packing List: Camino de Santiago (What you need to know beforehand, what you need to take, and what you leave at home), S. Yates
Grandma's on the Camino: Reflections on a 48-Day Walking Pilgrimage to Santiago, Mary O'Hara Wyman
To the Field of Stars: A Pilgrim's Journey to Santiago de Compostela, Kevin A. Codd
Camino Frances - 1 week, Sarria to Compostela Section (Camino de Santiago Guidebooks), Denis Houde
Camino de Santiago - Practical Preparation and Background (CaminoGuide.net eBooks), Gerald Kelly
Camino de Santiago in 20 Days: My Way on the Way of St. James, Randall St. Germain
I've also followed by e-mail two of our Sisters of Mercy from the West-Mid-West Community who walked the entire way recently.
So, what have I learned?.... To be continued....
Friday, November 22, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Epilogue
Well, here's a case in point (from the previous blog): this morning I had planned to walk with a friend in our favorite park. Got up, got dressed, and then discovered that the pilot light had gone out on one of the boilers. Long story short: plans change in an instant; I have to be here.
Now, it's up to me how I handle this situation. Of course, I'm disappointed - not only because I'm missing out on a visit with a friend, but also because I have so few days I can get in a good, long walk. But is it as serious as a typhoon? Enough said.
Now, it's up to me how I handle this situation. Of course, I'm disappointed - not only because I'm missing out on a visit with a friend, but also because I have so few days I can get in a good, long walk. But is it as serious as a typhoon? Enough said.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Speed Bumps
I know some people in the Philippines, and am very concerned about them at this time, as Super Typhoon Haiyan hits their country full force - and then heads to Vietnam. Lives changed in an instant! Major disasters can be speed bumps that wake us up to what is really important - that "one thing necessary."
As I was walking in the park today, I had to be careful of the acorns and discarded shells that are strewn on some of the paths. A retreatant told us recently that she's so careful of where she walks because she twisted and fractured her ankle one year and it took a long time to heal. I'm no stranger to falling (!!!) so I'm a bit more cautious than I used to be. All this training - hours of walking - and one slip could change in an instant my plans for the pilgrimage. That thought, too, was a speed bump for me. So... "what if that were to happen," I muse. "Would all that training be for naught?" As one sister used to say, "How serious?" How serious, indeed! Compared to a typhoon?
Thanks for those speed bumps, Lord!
As I was walking in the park today, I had to be careful of the acorns and discarded shells that are strewn on some of the paths. A retreatant told us recently that she's so careful of where she walks because she twisted and fractured her ankle one year and it took a long time to heal. I'm no stranger to falling (!!!) so I'm a bit more cautious than I used to be. All this training - hours of walking - and one slip could change in an instant my plans for the pilgrimage. That thought, too, was a speed bump for me. So... "what if that were to happen," I muse. "Would all that training be for naught?" As one sister used to say, "How serious?" How serious, indeed! Compared to a typhoon?
Thanks for those speed bumps, Lord!
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