Spain – Way Opening Workshops

Eating Arzua Cheese in the Rain

I stood shivering in the rain on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain, a piece of bread in one hand and an enormous hunk of local Arzua cheese in the other. Fellow pilgrims doggedly walked by, trailing colorful flowing rain ponchos over their packs. Lovely plum jam dripped off my makeshift sandwich and fellContinue reading “Eating Arzua Cheese in the Rain”

The consolations of grief

A year ago, I was fortunate to hear poet Tracy K. Smith speak to a group and broach the topic of grief. She was our U.S. poet laureate in 2012, and authentically acknowledges collective grief and longing as a black woman. My heart leapt when I heard her share the phrase, “grief is one ofContinue reading “The consolations of grief”