Falling Apart and Putting It Back Together
The Richness of an Uneventful Life
A Symbol and Reminder
When I think of what I m
ight like as a Christmas gift, my mind tends to go to electro-
nics or kitchen gear. I do enjoy those things. There are other more conventional gifts for women, like jewelry and clothing. All gifts are appreciated.
There was a large, heavy gold-wrapped box under the tree this year something flopped around a bit inside. I had no idea what it could be. Continue reading “Cast Iron Angel”
I do not live a contemplative life. I wonder what I would have been like as a cloistered nun, a minister, or a therapist. I didn’t arrange my life so that I could focus my time on being sane, centered and spiritually enlightened.
I have filled countless journals with my profound, serene insights, with my enlightened thoughts. I have dreamed of sharing them with the world as many of the serene, enlightened writers I admire have. Something has always stopped me though. Yes, I believe that those insights are my true inner truth, but they’re not the whole truth, not the complete truth of my life. To have people read those thoughts without balancing them with the other side of my experience would be a lie. Continue reading “The Whole Truth”
The Gift of Water
I stretch out in bed, breathing, feeling the summer sunlight and the breeze on my face. I want to stay here and rest some more. I don’t want to get up, get in the shower, and fall into the routine of the day. It feels like work and I’d rather savor this beautiful, blessed rest.
At some point, I realize that my feet have hit the floor in spite of me. Some dutiful automatic pilot has taken over and I seem to be starting my day. Continue reading “Shower of Gratitude”
“No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho wrote The Pilgrimage. Shirley MacLaine wrote The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit. Emilio Estevez created the film The Way. These stories, and many more, share the experience of walking the Camino de Santiago.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have the time, money, and physical endurance to travel to Europe and undertake this 500-mile journey to enlightenment? Experiencing this hardship has become legendary among those privileged few who find a way to leave their comfortable lives and subject themselves to this journey. Have you ever wished you could be one of them? Continue reading “Walking Your Camino”