Wise Wednesdays

 I was starting to doubt my decision and think it might be wiser to give up. That morning, it seemed like a great idea to walk the 20km or so between the Montserrat mountain in Catalunya and the Manresa Cave where St Ignatius spent a year in retreat, battling his demons and eventually attaining deep peace and clarity of vision. Many pilgrims had walked that route before. Or had they…? I thought I was walking a well-trodden pilgrim path, but later discovered it was my imagination. The actual Camino de San Ignacio was a few kilometres West… The funny thing is, I didn’t know it at the time. So I just kept walking. I had no phone signal, and the map kept disappearing. But the next step revealed itself as I went along, with many strangers helping generously when I was lost or unsure. SENSING DANGER... The biggest challenge was the busy motorways. At first, I didn’t mind winding between nature trails and occasional motorway segments. But when it looked increasingly dangerous and long, do...