PILGRIMAGE REFLECTION QUOTES
“The necessary thing is great, inner solitude. What goes on inwardly is worthy of your love.” Rainier Maria Rilke
Prayer is the art of presence. Where there is no wonder there is little depth of presence. John O’Donohue
Never forget that your days are blessed. You may know how to profit by them, or you may not, but they are blessed. Nadia Boulanger
Patience, silence, trust, and faith are venerable qualities of the pilgrim, but more important is the practice of them. Phil Cousineau
Travel is more than seeing the sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. Miriam Beard, Realism in Romantic Japan
Slow down - open your heart to the quiet stillness of the present moment. Where the Holy One again speaks the Word of love and grace right out loud for all to hear, the whole creation feels the breeze and see the light. Slow down...open your heart... Dwight F. Grosvenor
When your spirit starts to feel weary, feed yourself with quietness, with beauty, and with prayer. Helen R. Neinast and Thomas C. Ettinger
To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure. You have no idea what is in store for you, but you will, if you are wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown. Freya Stark, Baghard Sketches
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be. Douglas Adams (the journey is the destination)
Giving of myself is a surrender of the past. Accepting the new is why I have made this glorious journey. I take one step away from myself, and I am in a new world. But no, this is the same world: I am new.
Travel broadens perspectives and teaches new ways to measure quality of life. Many travelers toss aside their hometown blinders. Their prized souvenirs are the strands of different cultures they decide to knit into their own character. Rick Steves, Europe through the Back Door
The longest journey is the journey inwards.... Dag Hammarskjold
You took spiritual provisions with you on your journey; you also accumulated spiritual gifts during the encounter. “I am discovering that I have a deeper understanding of this spiritual quality within me...”
We must find our touchstones where we can. John Berryman
In the beginning, in the ending, in the beginning again: may the God of the threshold encompass you in every turning. Jan Richardson The Sanctuary of Women
The question at the heart of the quest is how to renew our power of vision. Art 121
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. Jonathan Swift
The highs and lows of pilgrimage require a time for contemplation,a time for digesting the lessons and memories. Sacred Travels, George Christian pg 164 [ups and downs]
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller
He who returns from a journey is not the same as he who left. Chinese Proverb She who returns from a pilgrimage is not the same as she who left. KJW
At the end of the adventure, after the arduous task of traveling is over, all that remains is the journey home. Sacred Travels pp 163-4 by George Christian
We don’t receive wisdom; We must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust
May the Holy One, who created you from words and dust and called you good, inhabit your every hunger, dwell in each desire, and encompass you in all the choosing that lies ahead. Jan Richardson Sanct.of Women
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