St. Olaf’s Way ~ Summer 2019 Pilgrimage Preparation Post #5 Bless Everyone You Meet This simple word “bless” has taken on a more complicated connotation for me in the last few years. It can be, as one friend reminded me, “a loaded word”. Let’s take a look at it. On a very simplistic side, if someone sneezes,Continue reading “Pilgrimage Preparation Post #5”
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Pilgrimage Preparation Post #4
St. Olaf’s Way ~ Summer 2019 We hear much about the benefits of gratitude. Psychology Today has an article boasting 7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude. Gratitude in life has been said to change your brain chemistry, lower your blood pressure and “turn that frown upside down”. However, I know and you know that being toldContinue reading “Pilgrimage Preparation Post #4”
Pilgrimage Preparation Post #3 ~ July 11, 2019
St. Olaf’s Way, Norway ~ July 11, 2019 Pilgrimage Preparation Post Day #3 No complaints, everything a lesson for the Good, finally A pilgrim does not complain, a pilgrim does not complain, a pilgrim does not complain, a pilgrim does not complain. This is tough when we are traveling. Buses are crowded and late, weather is unpredictableContinue reading “Pilgrimage Preparation Post #3 ~ July 11, 2019”
Pilgrimage Preparation Post #2 ~ July 10, 2019
St. Olaf’s Way, Norway Summer 2019 Pilgrimage Preparation Post day #2 As we took the first steps of our journey on The Tochar in Ireland in 2011, we came upon a series of signs. These signs were Rules of the Road for Pilgrims. Every 5 – 10 miles of hiking through very rural terrain we wouldContinue reading “Pilgrimage Preparation Post #2 ~ July 10, 2019”
Pilgrimage Preparation Post #1 ~ July 9, 2019
St. Olaf’s Way, Norway Pilgrimage Post #1 Summer 2020 On July 17, 2020, I will set out with the Furman University alumni crew from The Center for Vocational Reflection for my fifth pilgrimage. We will gather in Oslo, Norway to walk the pilgrim path of St. Olaf’s way. I first experienced pilgrimage in the summer ofContinue reading “Pilgrimage Preparation Post #1 ~ July 9, 2019”
The Chocolate Drawer 