In the last blog of the season, Kari recaps a few important things about Pilgrim Lost Season Two and makes an honest plea for support as she and Tony look towards Season Three.
All in Community
Out of Deference
Can you imagine a society where everyone looked out for each other... even for a stranger? Where everyone put aside their own agenda for the good of the other? Can you imagine that happening for even a few seconds? What would it take? Well, believe it or not, it happens every day... and Tony was reminded of that last night.
A Guide for Taking a Teenager on a Camino-like Trek
In today’s blog, Tony interviews his friend Michael Turner about his experience walking the Camino de Santiago with his teenage son Matthew. Michael shares with us his decision-making process, their preparation, and the incredible impact that this father/son adventure has had on both of their lives.
Practicing “Life in Hopeful Motion”
When we first decided to create Pilgrim Lost and wanted to express exactly what this community would be about, we settled quickly and easily on the phrase: “Life in Hopeful Motion.” In today’s blog, Tony shares how he has been continuing to reimagine how his Hopeful Motion might be expressed - from his morning practice of ‘Greeting the Sun’ to choosing to be more aware of the intention others can see as he fights to overcome suspicion of the ‘other.’
Friendship Happens
In today’s blog, Tony offers some more insight around the important and timely topic of peacemaking. He specifically addresses the essence of friendship and invites us to offer the open door found in the language of journey, exploration and curiosity, while seeking common ground with others not in ideas, but in affection.
One Foot in Front of the Other
In today’s blog, Kari shares how a simple Camino lesson helped her reach her goal of becoming an art teacher. Her five-year journey emphasizes the importance of community walking alongside us to help us reach those goals that due to our own self-doubt, can sometimes feel out of reach.
I Am My Own Stumbling Block to Endless Friendship
In today’s blog, Tony shares few principles of active dialoguing that fosters peace (shalom) with the “other.” Some of these come from our conversation with Jon Huckins in last week’s podcast, and others come from Tony’s own life-long ponderings about how to intentionally engage in everyday peacemaking.
a Jubilee Year
As 2020 nears its end, it is nigh impossible to make our usual New Year’s resolutions and plans. In the last blog of the year, Kari invites us to lean into the challenging dichotomy of carrying hope while being present to what is.
Thank You for Getting Lost with Us in Season 1
As Pilgrim Lost finishes up our Season One, we want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to you, our listeners. We so appreciate you walking with us this past year and are always so excited (really we are!) to hear your stories and messages of how our conversations are inspiring or impacting you…
7-Year Anniversary
Seven years ago today my sister and I walked into the Plaza de Obradorio after finishing our 500-mile journey on the Camino de Santiago. When I realized that today was the seven year anniversary of that day, I decided to read an excerpt from the ending of my book…
Box O' Truth
Check out Tony’s latest blog on something we can all identify with - the folly of comparison. He shares how we can move away from this folly into mutuality and he does it in less than 50 words… almost…
Open Hands
On Day 5 of the 100 Day Project I sit down to illustrate ‘wait’ and I am confronted by all those fears. So much of my existence I feel I am waiting to find that thing that will finally make me the artist, the friend, the daughter, the girlfriend that will be … good enough. I have been fighting those voices a lot lately. They have been exacerbated and magnified by this quarantine. This time of slowing… this time of sitting with... this time of waiting.
Finding 'Home' in Unexpected Places
In our latest episode, Tony and I discussed the ‘dangerous dance’ of community. As I’ve been contemplating our conversation this past week, I reflect back on the places that have surprised me with the unexpected treasure of authentic community…
Kind versus Nice: an etymological and practical reflection
On a recent podcast, Kari and I discussed the essence of being kind. The conversation was inspired by an encounter I had with a monger of Sasquatch lore during a walk about Portland.
Since the pod’s publication, there has been a steady stream of comments and side conversations with fellow lost-pilgrims about the distinction between being “nice” and being “kind.”
Some themes have surfaced.
Portland Pilgrimage Liturgy
Last Sunday, Tony and I Iaunched the project that we have been working on all summer: Pilgrim Lost. We decided to celebrate the occasion with something that encompasses much of our dreams for our podcast and the conversations that birthed this project from the beginning: a Portland Pilgrimage…
Portland Pilgrimage on September 29th at 2pm
Pilgrimage. What images does that term generate in your mind? Robed ascetics? Distant lands? Sojourners? Sore feet? Pilgrim Lost began because we believe that the transformative aspects of pilgrimage can be intertwined within the most normal patterns of life…