All in Walking
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
Who doesn’t love to be counter-cultural? We all know that so much of the status quo is not soul feeding. It is too often fueled by fad. Any thoughtful person believes that our media-saturated, immediate gratification, entertainment focused, multi-tasking, tyranny-of-the-urgent society is the dietary equivalent of a Walmart candy aisle.
As Tony and I have been reflecting on walking the Camino in our latest podcast, I have been re-reading the blogs I wrote as I walked the Camino Portugués. This is one of my favorites…
This house stopped us in our tracks and even though I was exhausted and my feet were aching, I perched on a rock to quickly sketch the basic shapes in my journal. Later, when the rain poured outside my Albuerge window, I used my bunk bed to film this time lapse.
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…
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…
I am arriving in Santiago day after tomorrow. I realized a few days ago that I will be finishing this Camino in exactly the same amount of time as Lissa and I walked the first one … 40 days.
