Our task in life is to find our deep soul work and throw ourselves headlong into it. Phil Cousineau More Quotes by Phil Cousineau More Quotes From Phil Cousineau That which you are looking for may be calling you to seek. Phil Cousineau calling may The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery which the seeker seeks to know. The hero journey is a symbol that binds, in the original sense of the word, two distant ideas, the spiritual quest of the ancients with the modern search for identity, “always the one, shape-shifting yet marvelously constant story that we find. Phil Cousineau journey hero spiritual Inspiration comes and goes, creativity is the result of practice. Phil Cousineau creativity inspiration practice In each of us dwells a pilgrim. It is the part of us that longs to have direct contact with the sacred. Phil Cousineau pilgrim contact sacred Atonement is a journey of healing that moves from the pain between a victim and an oppressor, through forgiveness, the making of amends, the relief of anger and compassion for the victim, to deep reconciliation. Phil Cousineau pain healing moving What is sacred is what is worthy of our reverence, what evokes awe and wonder in the human heart, and what, when contemplated, transforms us utterly. Phil Cousineau awe-and-wonder sacred heart Inspiration is a message-in-a-bo ttle from the distant shore, a window into the other world, a tap of the muse's finger, the grace of the gods. It comes when you least expect it. Phil Cousineau other-worlds inspiration grace Pilgrimage is a powerful metaphor for any journey with the purpose of finding something that matters deeply to the traveler. Phil Cousineau powerful purpose journey The pilgrim is a poetic traveler, one who believes that there is poetry on the road, at the heart of everything. Phil Cousineau poetic heart believe The practice of soulful travel is to discover the overlapping point between history and everyday life, the way to find the essence of every place, every day: in the markets, small chapels, out-of-the-way parks, craft shops. Curiosity about the extraordinary in the ordinary moves the heart of the traveler intent on seeing behind the veil of tourism. Phil Cousineau essence heart moving There is an unknown room in the soul that is constantly turning the stuff of daydreams into myths for us, helping us to get at meaning we can't get to through the front door. Phil Cousineau soul stuff doors Step by step, a path; stone by stone, a cathedral,' my great-grandfather used to say. Phil Cousineau path grandfather steps Pilgrimage means being alert to the times when all that's needed is a trip to a remote place to simply lose yourself, and to the times when what's needed is a journey to a sacred place, in all its glorious and fearsome masks, to find yourself. Phil Cousineau finding-yourself journey mean Reading old travel books or novels set in faraway places, spinning globes, unfolding maps, playing world music, eating in ethnic restaurants, meeting friends in cafes . . . all these things are part of never-ending travel practice, not unlike doing scales on a piano, shooting free-throws, or meditating. Phil Cousineau reading practice book But what if your fire is not burning well or, worse, has gone out? Without inner fire, you have no light, no heat, no desire... there's only one way out - and that's through the dark woods. You must change your life. Phil Cousineau light fire dark Now is the time to lead your ideal life. Phil Cousineau ideal-life ideals We travel as seekers after answers we cannot find at home, and soon find that a change of climate is easier than a change of heart. Phil Cousineau climate home heart We travel as seekers after answers we cannot find at home Phil Cousineau answers home travel I am convinced that pilgrimage is still a bona fide spirit-renewing ritual. But I also believe in pilgrimage as a powerful metaphor for any journey with the purpose of finding something that matters deeply to the traveler. With a deepening of focus, keen prepartion, attention to the path below our feet, and respect for the destination at hand, it is possible to transform, even the most ordinary journey into a sacred journey, a pligrimage. Phil Cousineau powerful journey believe Mapping out dozens of deeply focused trips around the world has convinced me that preparation no more spoils the chance for spontaneity and serendipity than discipline ruins the opportunity for genuine self-expression in sports, acting, or the tea ceremony. Phil Cousineau self opportunity sports
