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Have you ever worked on something so relentlessly that when it was over you were physically, mentally and emotionally spent? It’s happened before (yup, recovering workaholic), and it happened [...]

“I believe that the image of pilgrimage is an appropriate metaphor for the journey we are all on through this life. We’re all pilgrims coming from somewhere and hoping to find our way [...]

It is hard these days to write uplifting posts that recognize our world scene and the part we each play in it.  Here’s what I know is true.  Everyday we can create the world we [...]

It is the day before our Walk to Reconnect tribe enters Santiago de Compostela. We feel perched on the edge of the future, not knowing what comes next. We all have those moments of [...]

Each of us has a sound track running in the background, and sometimes front and center in our lives. Some of it is chosen by us and some thrust upon us by the environment we find ourselves [...]

“Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge and dares forgive an injury.” E. H. Chapin Forgiveness of a hurt does not come cheap, but the return on [...]

What would being a pilgrim mean to you? What is a pilgrim anyway? Well, what I can say is that the pilgrim I am talking about is not the came-over-on-the-Mayflower-with-a-large-hat variety. Nor [...]

One of the best parts of pilgrimage is the feeling of hope, connection and common purpose within a tight knit community. Community can be a source of great joy and solace when you are facing [...]

It is easy to forget what really matters when we relentlessly focus on tasks that feel never-ending and void of purpose: paying the bills, driving in traffic, sitting in meetings, picking up [...]

The hero/kid inside all of us is longing for adventure, far from the same monotonous sack lunch, constant droning of the television, predictability of the “sanitized for your safety” modern life, [...]