All in Presence / Being Present
And I have a confession to make.
I have fallen once again into that old familiar pit. I have been focusing my psychic energy on pity for the victims on the other side of the world and forgetting that this unimaginable moment might also have something for my tragic soul as well.
So today I asked myself a simple question… What might a Pilgrim do in this tragic moment?
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.
When returning from an international trip one inevitably gets bombarded with questions such as "What amazing experiences did you have?" and even more challenging, "How did it change your life?" In today’s blog Tony shares how those questions have been surprisingly difficult to answer after his return from Kenya and how past experiences have led him to value the everyday moments rather than the epic ones.
On our last podcast, Kari and Tony discussed the human condition often called “Wanderlust.” Where does it come from? Is it nature or nurture? Does it come from our ego, our hope, or our need for redemption/meaning/acceptance? During the conversation, Tony made the passing comment that one of the things that compel him to wander, like walking the Camino de Santiago, is the concept of PENANCE. In today’s blog, Tony shares how penance can, surprisingly, be a gift.
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.’
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.
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.
In this week’s blog, Kari reflects on how one’s comfort zone can change over time, challenging us in ways we hadn’t imagined, especially when we want to live as our best selves.
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.
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…
On last week’s podcast ‘Observe the Jellyfish,’ Tony and I talked about some principles for re-entry as we all navigate easing back into the world after the strict quarantine of the past four months.
Today, I want to focus a bit more on the principle that I referenced from the book ‘Art and Fear’ by David Bayles and Ted Orland that Tony named ’50 Pounds of Clay.’ I’ll share the story again here; this time directly from the book….
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…
Are you comfortable in your body? In this month of movement for Pilgrim Lost, Kari reflects on how ageing and chronic pain have forced her to re-evaluate how she views her body and her journey towards making peace with it.
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.
On our last podcast, Kari and I were joined by Tom Stutzman, in an episode titled “Embracing the Minotaur.”
Tom opened up his life tenderly for all to hear and shared his journey both across Spain and into the fragile places inside.
One story that Tom shared was about walking the Camino de Santiago and how his trip got derailed by circumstances he could not have predicted or avoided.
Listening to those words reminded me of the fragility of any journey.
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.
