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  • Phil Brennan
  • Posted on May 21, 2018
  • Posted in Phils Blog |

    They’ll be days like this

    Sometimes images can say more than words. This month’s blog is simply a collage of photos from our Caminos over the past few weeks along with a poem from one of our visitors. Hope you like them!

    Mahon Falls Trail
    Crough Woods Trail
    Waterford Greenway

    We’ve been blessed to have shared the Camino with many great people, each with their own unique story and personality. We’ve laughed and we’ve sang together as we walked onwards. One of them, Eileen Linehan, put pen to paper on her return to Carlow to reflect on her Camino experience with our small group of 7 people in Waterford. Your words Eileen say more than I ever could. Thank you!

    Camino Days – Waterford May ’18

    Mother and Father God,
    Creator of earth, sea and sky,
    we breathe and
    embrace your fullness
    with our every step.

    Smiling sunshine warms our waiting yearning hearts
    Strains of bird-song grace expectant ears.
    Bluebelled woodland paths lead us on our way
    Daisyed grasses brighten our trail
    Lace-like leafy branches arch a mantle above us
    Felled tree trunks lure us to sit awhile
    Majestic mountains raise us to new heights
    Cascading waters caress our dipped feet
    Crystal raindrops cleanse our every pore
    Perfumed gardens delight our senses
    Cliff edged jaunts challenge us to trust
    Passing clouds snatch any lingering gloom
    Myriad of coloured landscapes, hidden harbours,
    gorsed groves, smooth sands and rugged rock
    urge us to continue onwards and upwards.

    Swish of breeze
    flow of wave and
    rustle of leaf
    breathe your Spirit ever closer
    as we
    trek and trudge
    journey and joke
    gather and gaze
    commune and climb
    marvel and muse
    wander and wonder
    pause and ponder
    retreat and reflect
    in hollowed and hallowed places.

    Sacred chants of chapel alert us
    to the harmonious melodies
    God is composing with our lives.

    We are replenished now.
    Treasures around us
    reawaken us to
    the Treasure within.

    Blessed in our companioned journeying
    but not broken,
    we are
    rebirthed and reconfirmed.
    Last suppers together beckon us
    to relive and remember.

    (Eileen Linehan)

    Dunmore East Trail
    Boatstrand
    Dunmore East Trail

    This is the start of a very significant week for Elaine and myself as our wedding day fast approaches. It is an exciting time and one that makes us very aware of the people who have shared the journey with us over the years, some alongside, some close by in spirit.

    Want to leave this month’s blog with an excerpt from Emma Hannigan’s ‘Letters to my daughters’ before her untimely passing. Her lines inspire at the deepest of levels. ‘Til next month, we’ll leave the last word with Emma…

    “Life is so precious, we never know the day or the hour that it will be whipped away. So fill your days with as much happiness as you can muster.
    Stay away from the drains. We all know them. They’re the people who pull the good out of everything. The ones who suck beauty from things and change colour to black and white. Leave them fester. I think they secretly enjoy being grim.
    Instead, gravitate towards light and laughter – like a moth to a flame remembering not to get your pretty wings burnt. You’ll like it better there I promise.
    Until we meet again, may all that is good and decent be yours.”

    (Emma Hannigan, ‘Letters to my daughters’)

    Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens
    The Copper Coast
    Waterford Greenway, Ballyvoyle Tunnel

    Dr. Phil Brennan gives motivational talks to community groups across Ireland. He and his fiancée Elaine invite you to share in one of their specially tailored Caminos through Waterford County during 2018. The Waterford Camino experience blends walks/cycles, motivational talks and music.

    For further information, check out our website on www.waterfordcamino.com or email directly at info@waterfordcamino.com

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