Tag: hiking
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The Making of a Curious Pilgrim
Today I began reading The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life by Jim Forest. In the introduction, Forest recalls learning about pilgrims in school—the English Puritans who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower. Later, he discovered the World Book Encyclopedia and began exploring a world far beyond his own neighborhood. His memories…
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We All Stand on the Shoulders of Someone Who Believed in Us
There are some writing prompts that are difficult because there are simply too many people to choose from. “We all stand on the shoulders of someone who believed in us” is one of those. After Hurricane Katrina devastated Mississippi in 2005, I helped lead a nonprofit organization that coordinated recovery efforts. It was meaningful work,…
