Walking into the Light: A 28-Day Pilgrimage for Advent or Anytime (color edition)

*A Devotional for 28 Days of Reflection and Change*Not every pilgrimage requires travel. Some pilgrimages, like this one, can be embarked on without going very far from home. Whether a pilgrimage involves walking the Camino de Santiago, preparing for Advent, or consciously marking off a period of time to make some changes in your life, what every pilgrim knows is that change does not come easily and rarely happens all at once.We don't change by suddenly deciding to change. We change in small ways when we daily open ourselves to the possibility that we too could be made anew. With this in mind, we pay attention. We keep our eyes and ears open for direction and our hearts open to the possibility of wonder and miracle. And when things go wrong, as they always do, we rejoice and give thanks anyway. These are what every pilgrim practices and what this book will, step by step, guide you through.Walking into the Light is a 28-day pilgrimage that takes us through dark times with the promise of light ahead. Each day on this journey, we'll be on the lookout for ways to better live our lives in ways which might invite the Divine to shine through. We'll also be listening for calling, staying open to wonder, and experimenting with practices for traveling light and keeping it holy.Through photos, stories, practices, and suggested readings, you'll be guided along in a way that sets you free to explore and find your own Way through. Some days it will all come together. Other days it won't. We expect this. Though we're headed towards mountaintops, we're ready for the valleys. Though we long to walk in the light right now, we're ready for the dark nights we'll surely encounter.That's the pilgrim life. Every day a new beginning. Blessings always and already on the way.

About the Author :
Chuck Sandy is a writer, teacher trainer, motivational speaker, educational activist and pilgrim. Although his training and expertise is in English language teaching (ELT) and teacher training, he's recently become known for his work on spirituality and compassion. Some of this grew out of experiences he had when walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route across northern Spain in 2014. Since then has been working to build pilgrim practices into his daily life and every day habits. That work has informed his writing and his favorite form falls somewhere between the essay and the devotional. In addition to his work as an author, Chuck is also founder of an initiative called EdYOUfest which reconnects what's inseparable by bringing communities of teachers and learners, doers, makers, and creators together in beautiful settings around the world for collaborative days of idea ignition, and a founder and director of The International Teacher Development Institute iTDi) which aims to better the world by help teachers around the world become better teachers. Chuck blogs on education, motivation, leadership, spirituality, and compassion for EFL Magazine and the iTDi Blog and publishes poetry and small fictions in journals you've probably never heard of before. He's also an avid gardener and compulsive reader who reads widely and with pleasure. Connect with Chuck on Twitter where he's @chucksandy and on Facebook where he's one of the two Chuck Sandy's there and pretty recognizable.