I am still floating from the Breckenridge trip, FB friends. I am sipping a cup of Phil’s Pilgrim Brew coffee, so masterfully designed by Gwen at Yellow Arrow Coffee. It is delicious, butI feel the twinge of missing the gentle hustle and bustle that preceded our Camino de Breckenridge heart emoticon I learned a lot about loneliness while I walked the Camino, and it helps me every single day. As I think about last weekend in Breckenridge it would be easy to feel sad, to miss the people, all so beautiful, kind and generous; to miss the place, so magnificent in every way from the quality of the air to the majesty of the mountains; to miss the quiet along the path we walked by the river, up the hill, through the town itself. But what is the point of having fun, of having wonderful moments that touch the heart if later they only bring you sadness and longing. No, we must hold these dear memories close and let the joy of the moment bleed into the now moment. We have all lost loved ones and we must have the discipline of allowing the laughter we had with them travel the distance of time to bring a smile to our faces now. This requires love, it requires courage. The love to fully remember those moments without turning away, and the courage to live out the truth that Spirit never dies. As my friend Jesse was facing death many years ago he told me to think of it as he was just going to a different area code. I know this is easier said than done, but it is a discipline that we can get better at with practice. So I practice with thinking about Breckenridge. All the joy, the laughter, the walking together, the eating together, the moments we shared: I allow them to color this morning as I sit with no hustle and bustle, but sipping my Phil’s Pilgrim Brew, thinking of them, and thinking of you, FB friends. We are more together than it may seem to the eye. The heart knows, and we can allow it to seep into the present and go forth with each other fully by our side smile emoticon Let’s make the most of this day, FB friends, together in spirit! Buen Camino!