Kurt Koontz's Blog, page 15
September 22, 2015
Spinning Ball of Water
Most people are afraid to take 30-45 days out of their lives to make room for an adventure like walking the Camino de Santiago. We all share a lack of humility when it comes to our own importance. In our minds, we are all the...
September 15, 2015
The Slow Flow
Synchronicity was a fact of life during both of my walks along the Camino de Santiago. Websters defines the word as: the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. The Camino seemed to be one of those places...
September 8, 2015
Fall Apart Naturally
One of my favorite gifts from the Camino de Santiago was to reconnect with mother earth. Most of the walking time was spent between the villages and cities which are separated by three to five mile patches of pure nature. Griffon vultures and storks flew...
September 1, 2015
Good Juju
Kindness for the sole sake of kindness was a common trait shared by pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Strangers go out of their way to make the lives of others better and expect nothing in return. One day, I was writing in my journal...
August 25, 2015
No Conditions
One of the many great things about walking the Camino de Santiago was being in the presence of people from all walks of life who came to Spain from every corner of the world. It seemed to me that the Camino was an equalizer of...
August 18, 2015
Why Wait?
When taking the first of A Million Steps on the Camino, arrival in Santiago does not even cross the mind. Without notice, two or three weeks pass and half a million steps are history. A child rarely contemplates mortality for the same reason. The days...
August 11, 2015
Moments that Matter
So many times in life, we all get caught up in yesterday and tomorrow. The beauty of being alive can only be found in the present moment. If your eyes are on horizon or your mind is still watching yesterdays movie (the one where the...
August 4, 2015
World Class Inspiration
One of the great things about taking A Million Steps on the Camino de Santiago was meeting incredible people. That path was filled with every color, shape, and age from every corner of the world. We all have a gift to share and there is...
July 28, 2015
Living or Just Breathing?
On May 26, my stepdad turned 85. He never exercises, lights 40 Marlboro’s every day, and knocks down a dozen Cutty Sarks each night. He is alive, but is that a life? On the same day, I was about 345,000 steps into my journey and...
July 21, 2015
Lost or Found?
On May 23, I had the pleasure of beginning my day with Antoine from Holland. He works in a hospital and plans to retire in seven years. He took three months off work and hopes that this walk will keep his batteries charged until he...
