Wandering and Stillness

12 months ago I was in Asturias taking the most epic hike of my life. Today I am riding a train to the same exact place but with a very different itinerary. This trip is a 3 night stay with some loved ones with hopes to focus and strengthen my spirit.

I do not regret the change of plans. A month and a half before this visit, I intended to use my trip to hike the last 8 days of the Camino Primitivo. I mapped out my nightly end points, but even as I did so I started to dream of other journeys - reflection in stillness, community, apprenticeship.

My friends operate a casa rural  in Villaviciosa. Imagine a high end hotel in the most beautiful hills you can picture. Now subtract the excessive symbols of wealth associated with a hotel stay and adjust the image of the building until you see a massive country home full of guest rooms and tranquility.

I dream of bringing at least a portion of this lifestyle into my future. If I never own a casa ruraI hope I can locate stillness and acceptance from the life God has brought me into and carry it into the lives of others. I hope I can share rest with souls that are weary. I hope I can offer fountains of peace. I am thrilled for this chance to learn from my loved ones and to dream of the ways I will bring their lifestyle into my future.