PILGRIM’S PROGRESS 2.0

The Way of notsaint James

Time for another trip, and once again our neighbors have asked for a running

account. So I will do it. As always, there are good things about such an

undertaking—helps with focus, memory, etc—and there are bad things, such as

feeding the selfie stick fixation and stuff like that. But the Winers have called, and I will answer. Just leave it at that.

I’m gonna go hike the Camino in Spain. Not for any high-minded reason,

or some crisis, but just because the idea occurred to me this winter when

I was walking around Victoria. Seemed like a good idea at the time, so one thing after another and I’m leaving in a couple of days. Nervous for sure, but hey, I’m into it now.

Like last time, I’m going to try to listen to people’s stories, and, with their

permission, reflect on them here. I’m perpetually curious about what people

make of the “big questions” of life, so hopefully I’ll be able to tune into that a bit. It can be dangerous territory for a number of reasons, but it can also be eye opening. Hopefully more the latter this time.

Speaking of that, we all live amongst interesting people all the time, if we pay

attention. You don’t have to go anywhere to meet them. They are your friends and neighbors you see every day, in our case the people in our condo building. The Winers. Lots of amazing stories right there without even leaving the building. We’re privileged to have them as neighbors. These stories are for them.

P.S. I’ll write this stuff and send it to Gail and she’ll post it. This is a test run to see if the system works.