It was another 5am start as the four of us began the 26 km walk to Mansilla, on the outskirts of Leon. It's very chilly this morning and its good to get moving under the beautiful starry sky. It's like a 'canopy of lights' guiding us along the roadway! We all walk in silence, until a car arrives on the road and Adam trying to keep in falls into a 'canal' luckily wetting only his boots. A quick change from boots to sandals and we are moving again. At 06:45 as the...

"Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it." *****************************************...

Our Greatest Fear Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We...

The Summer Day Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean - The one who has flung herself outa the grass the one who is eating sugar out of my hand the one who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down - who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away....

Through the gateway of feeling your weakness lies your strength; Through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy; Through the gateway of feeling your fear lies your security and safety; Through the gateway of feeling your loneliness lies your capacity to have fulfillment, love and companionship; Through the gateway of feeling your hate lies your capacity to love; Through the gateway of feeling your hopelessness lies true and justified h...