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Walking Without Knowing the Road
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Dear Reader, On a recent stretch of the Pilgrims' Way from Winchester, I sat in the cathedral during a morning prayer with a handful of strangers, thinking about everyone who had stood in that same spot before me — wondering, as I was, what any of it means. I carried Julian of Norwich with me that day. She wrote "All shall be well" from inside the Black Death — not as a promise that things would turn out fine, but as an invitation to trust anyway. Somewhere in the Itchen valley, under trees that have stood for centuries, I stopped thinking about the destination and started paying attention to the next step. And then the one after that. That's the whole trick, maybe. Not knowing the road. Just seeing enough of it by taking the next step and to keep on walking. Read the entire article here You might also enjoy the latest episode on the LivingToBe podcast on how language shapes body, mind and spirit. Wishing you a great week! Warm regards Reino |
Reino Gevers
What happens when inherited beliefs no longer carry the weight of lived experience?Through reflective conversations and grounded spiritual inquiry, each episode on the LivingToBe podcast engages the deeper questions that arise when life no longer fits old certainties.#spirituality #health #nature #walking
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