The Pilgrimage

Give me my scallop shell of quiet,
My staffe of Faith to walk upon,
My Scrip of Joy, Immortall diet,
Mt bottle of Salvation:
My Gowne of Glory, hopes true gage,
and thus Ile take my Pilgrimage

 ~~Sir Walter Raleigh

  1604

We forget sometimes to travel mindfully. We race, we push, we bully our way to the front of the line to snap the photo that proves we were there. We rush to Tweet, to post of Facebook, to show the world we were there, forgetting (sometimes) to savor the moment. To Experience it, not Record it.

The concept of Backyard Pilgrimage grew from a call to Go On a Pilgrimage, but not one that will leave me in debt, take me away from my family or take me any further than my own backyard, if need be.

Backyard Pilgrimage is soulful journeying, be that to the old growth forest on the North Shore mountains 10 minutes from home, the Labyrinth at the Anglican Church a 5 minute drive away or meditating in my own backyard.

As I work out just want this means, I will post more.