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If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see. Henry David Thoreau A couple of months ago, I found a [...]

Our Camino was a journey of gratitude. Sitting here, warm and comfortable in that life we left eight weeks ago, it becomes easy to see. The awkward attempts to describe our adventure, to [...]

For years you dreamed it The adventure of a lifetime Promising possibility Unlikely, even impossible It floated there A constant point in the universe Under which you moved, Walking the path of [...]

Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name: you are mine. Isiah 43:1 In a break in the rain, we put our backpacks in the trunk and climbed into the taxi. Standing in the [...]

Infinito, The word hung in brass With the endlessness of the Atlantic Framing it beyond The end of the world Feels poised at the edge Of infinity A step from oblivion O Semaforo Was a fitting end [...]

Words are often meaningless Until we grow into them There are no shortcuts To that person we might become We must be forged On the roads we travel Choosing our Way, We walk forth Carrying so much [...]

The rain held us In its cold cocoon Blanketing us While the tornado Swelled within Arrival was bittersweet, Frenetic at first Settling to placid introspection All emotion seemed magnified Each [...]

In the mountains, we found an edge A place where our bodies stopped Pushed to the limits Then the strength to push on   In the villages, we found history Time and story beyond imagination [...]

Saturday, November 9, was the final day of our walk on the Camino. We started it with a leisurely breakfast in O Pedrouzo. We were excited to get to Santiago but were in no hurry. The 12.5 mile [...]

The peace of yesterday morning stayed with me all day. For me, yesterday felt like a big project, brought so lose to completion, that it’s success was nearly a sure thing. There is such a release [...]