Thursday 13 March 2014

On your knees?!




So it looks like I've got a follower who thinks he's Jesus.. Or Jesus is now running a twitter campaign.. Or... something even stranger..

Four targets of the latest message; Pope Francis, Hillsong Church, Mark Driscoll and me..
'One of these things is not like the other..' comes to mind..

I'm intrigued as to how I fit into this picture, though I suspect logic will not help make sense of it. Is this my 15 milliseconds of fame?

Should I kneel just in case?




Wednesday 12 March 2014

6 months later..

A lot has changed in the last six months. I resigned from my job and have started a Masters degree (in leadership and change management). The camino didn't make me do it, but it did provide a perspective change. I was restless before I thought of walking 600km, but the walking showed me a different way of living that has continued to impact me. 

It helped me see that you don't always need to know the details if you know the direction. So many times my plan fell through on the details but what eventuated was usually better and always sufficient. Trusting what you need to be there when you need it, proved to be the best way to enjoy the journey. 

I started out on my own; in order to reflect and take some time to consider my life, to push myself to attempt something that was way out of my comfort zone, and to explore a spiritual action that was quite foreign to me. While I enjoyed the moments of solitude, I found the communal aspects of the camino to be the most inspiring and impacting. Looking back now, I most enjoyed sharing company and food several times a day with a large number of people going in a common direction. What made it especially rich was the diversity of reasons why people were doing the walk and how much there was to learn from each other. 

I got fitter than I have ever been. It has not been easy to keep up. I got as far as buying running shoes, and I have worn them once, so there is some margin for improvement. The camino is not a permanent change. I am still working on the daily habits that bring health and fitness. 

I enjoyed blogging during the walk, even though it was hard to do it every day. It has encouraged me to keep writing regularly. And to keep traveling.. at least I'm pretty sure that's what I am hearing. 

I would like to do another camino at some point. In the meantime, I am bringing the gratitude, freedom, and camaraderie of the walk into each and every day. 


The pics: 
1. Lisbon Cathedral
2. In the plaza, just before the flight home.