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Terminate Toxicity

One of the many great things about walking The Camino de Santiago is meeting strangers from all over the world.  There are approximately 195 countries on this planet and I met individuals from more than 40 countries on both walks.    The modern-day walkers come...

What’s Now?

The universe arranges things in a powerful manner.  Last Sunday, she contrived to introduce me to three exceptional new friends.  Betsy is a mom, superstar author, and filmmaker.  Jami and Marla live in the badass city of Boise and were hosting Betsy for The Boise...

Start Stepping!

One of the best things about taking a million steps on the Camino de Santiago was taking those million steps.  For the past three years, I have tried to write weekly posts about the spiritual beauty that was unlocked during my 500-mile walk through Spain....

50% Less

Walking the Camino de Santiago is a perfect place to learn about needing less.  On a 500 mile walk, the feet begin to take on a life of their own.  They constantly remind the body that every ounce counts.  It is liberating to realize that...

Where Flowers Grow

Normality is a paved road:  It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow–Vincent van Gogh Routines are very natural and common in our lives. I have many of them, including eating the same Kashi cereal almost every day. I find the best way to disengage...

Another Door

Yesterday was the last of 60 days with my incredible 80-year-old mom in Palm Springs, CA.  We both scratch our wrinklier heads wondering how this was the 25th year of our annual trip.  Time effortlessly disintegrates between desert superblooms, cribbage marathons, movies, big hikes, and...

Let It Unfold

Eckhart Tolle is another of my favorite spiritual authors.  Today’s post is an excerpt from The Power of Now followed by a list of my favorite Tolle quotes. You may find it hard to recognize that time is the cause of your suffering or your problems....

168 Hours

Each week until death, we are equally gifted 168 hours to spend on family, recreation, work, exercise, rest, and leisure.  Work tends to dominate the majority of the waking hours and like a virus it infects the body of life. The average person is now...

Between Moments

For the majority of my life all speed limits were meant to be broken, money was for tomorrow, and my mind was always on the next move.  The classic existance of living everywhere except now.  While walking to Santiago, I had a revelation that arrival...

Tiny Buddha

This is a guest blog post that was published on Tiny Buddha. In September of 2012, I flew from Idaho to Spain and began a 500-mile pilgrimage walk on the Camino de Santiago. I arrived in St. Jean Pied-de-Port without any expectations and a blank...