WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
Is a black woman invisible to the world? If you don’t see color what do you see?
Along the pilgrim path, I stopped at an albergue whose signage invited pilgrims a kilometer or two ahead to … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
A Casa de America or America’s House in Spain… on the camino? I never heard about it until I arrived in a small town at the end of a walking stage on the way … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
But it’s not the end of the world.
One bad day or two. The world -and I – are having quite a few. I have been presented with difficult circumstances in the past and overcame them. I thrived, even. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Every morning I long to hold you……I need you, I want you, I have to have you……your warmth, your smell, your taste……ohhh coffee, I love you.
Yes, coffee is an obsession on the camino. Well, that is true for … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Where am I?
I am exactly where I need to be.
There are, of course, an infinite number of places where one is not, yet only one place where one actually is.*
*Laura Lippman
Baadaye and Buen Camino
Shirley … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Why am I walking here? I am a pilgrim on the Way, of course. I view this walk and a brief stop in Granada as a balancing of my view and understanding of the history of Spain and the … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
There are so many worlds and I have not yet conquered even one.
— Alexander The Great
Will I find an albergue or any other place to stay? A certain panic sets in during a long … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Although I am far from home, I am aware of the changes that are impacting the fabric of our nation. It is both horrifying and exciting.
May we consider this a time of caution, a time of opportunity to … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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The Beginning.
Almería on the south coast of Spain is where I took my first, hard step. I needed two short days to recuperate from jet lag and the saga … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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… but I am closer than I was yesterday.
Walking much of the day pales in comparison to daily needs that must be fulfilled. The walk is over for a few hours. Now, spending time cleaning myself up, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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Speak to me. Believe this or not: I am an introvert. I am also an over-thinker and observer. It is difficult for me to ask for help in most things.
How can I … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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The Mozarabic Way of Santiago or as it is commonly known, Camino Mozárabe, is one of many routes that lead to Santiago de Compostela.
The Mozarabic Way was used by Christians who lived … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞