I am at the airport getting ready to fly to Iceland. I'm feeling too anxious to even think about composing a new blog entry before my flight departs. So, I looked through my journal entries from my silent retreat again. (I may…
In case you missed yesterday's blog post, I wrapped it up by sharing a conversation I had over lunch the day before. I had asked each of my friends at the table to tell us one area of their life…
No, that is not a secret code of some sort. Then again, in a way, it kinda is. They are, actually, ways I identify in different personality typings. They are on my mind today because I have just spent the…
I really didn't know what to write about today. So, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share one of my journal entries from my silent retreat this summer about my evening ritual of walking the labyrinth at the Jesuit retreat…
The Camino de Santiago translates as “The Way of Saint James.” It is the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, where legend has it the remains of Jesus’ apostle Saint James the Elder lie. The…
I had no idea that packing for the Camino was SUCH a big deal. I mean, I have packed, unpacked and repacked this backpack a million times and I'm still second-guessing myself. So, here's the rub - it is ALL…
15 years ago, on July 15, 2001 I wrote my first blog entry. Although, way back then, the term “blog” hadn’t even been introduced into the online vernacular. I called it my “Daily Journal.” (I think this might qualify me…