In this episode of the WALKING FOR PEACE PODCAST, Alberto and I continue retracing the first days of our pilgrimage from Rome to Jerusalem, recognizing that the greatest journey was never across borders, but through the hidden landscapes of our own minds.

On the eve of beginning our walk together from Rieti, Alberto learns that his father has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, placing him at the crossroads between family obligation and the unmistakable inner Guidance that has called him to this pilgrimage. He decides to walk the short distance to the next large town (Terni) while contemplating what to do.

Now with a walking partner, I feel the pressure to walk more quickly and follow his lead in calling on monasteries and spiritual centres for shelter, even when I don’t need to. My fears of rejection, judgment, social image and the need for acceptance rise to the surface, reinforced by an encounter with two wandering musicians and their dog Vagabond.

In Terni, Alberto receives the devastating news that his father has passed away. He shares with me a deeply healing moment they had together, shortly before our pilgrimage, and how he knows he can continue walking in peace, in the quiet confidence that his father walks with him.

Through the lens of A Course in Miracles, we reflect on the many opportunities for healing our first days offered us, and how the Holy Spirit (or Inner Teacher) always meets us where we are, using every encounter, every relationship, every challenge, and every seeming conflict to reveal the thoughts, identities, fears, and judgments we are projecting onto the world. What seems to be happening "out there" becomes an invitation to look within.

This episode is about the UNDOING of the self we believed ourselves to be, and the invitation to remember that underneath every identity we have made, there remains the innocent Self that God created.

Thank you for walking with us today. May this offering serve your journey.

Mony and Alberto

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WALKING FOR PEACE, AN INNER JOURNEY https://a.co/d/09kS3w6u

WALKING ALONE, A PILGRIM’S GUIDE TO THE INNER JOURNEY https://a.co/d/00PBr55O

WALKING A COURSE IN MIRACLES, A PILGRIM’S SPIRITUAL COMPANION

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