The Aussie's// and Pontevedra

So, did I tell you about the Aussie's who found each other on the Camino, after one of them searched facebook!!!! And realized someone else was here that he might want to meet-- so Josh, a chef, 21 yrs old, found Rebecca (26) on facebook and they realized they were a day apart-- too bad Josh didn't know Rebecca was with Scott from New Zealand--- but it's all good on the Camino-- so Rebecca is a stewardess--on A YACHT ( a very big one owned by a famous person!!) So that's her "job"!!!!
And she looks the part, which my guess is how Josh "found" her on facebook. And Scott is a chef on a less famous boat, but that's in the summer--in the winter he cooks at a house in the French Alps!!! Again, his JOB!!!! And Josh is walking the camino and then he's going to find a JOB!!!! Like Rebecca's or Scott's!!!! Unless of course he finds another Rebecca first!!!!

Okay, so here we are, walking along and I'm thinking about the "coincidence" of me meeting a group of students studying tourism from "Pontevedra"--

You see, I know Pontevedra--- as in Ponte Vedra, Florida--- in fact, I have been told there is a grade school classroom in Florida that is "praying" for me!!!!! I've been told all this, and then I meet the girls from Pontevedra, Spain, and I tell them there is this great place with the same name in Florida. And as an aside, I recommend the boys in Florida, when they get a bit older, visit the town with their namesake in Spain!!!
Okay, that aside, let's get to the classroom ----

So here I am praying for my list of people and everything else that I can think of, and I've got a class praying for me-- and some music comes to me that might allow that class to appreciate my appreciation.

The first song is "That Extra Mile" by the Winans with R. Kelly.

Okay, so I'm in Samos, next to the Monasterio, and we have gone an EXTRA 4 miles out of our way so we can 1) see the Monasterio, which is closed and 2) to walk the path less travelled, and more peaceful--

And it is peaceful, but we go EXTRA miles--- and this song, played loud, reinforces in one the knowledge that there is someone (SOMEONE!!!) who will go that extra mile for you-- because HIS love goes on and on--

So, class, keep that in mind, when you've got a long way to go, that you've always got SOMEONE there
with you---

And don't be afraid to THINK BIG---
I mean HUGE--MASSIVE--especially when someone tells you "you can't"!!, or "you're not talented enough" or "qualified" or "fall short" in some way, shape, form or measure---maybe it will take the form of a rejection letter from a college!!! I like those the best!!!! It's OKAY!!! Just think BIGGER than THEM!! And keep on GOING FOR IT!!

LIKE why go for a "walk in the park", when you can do the WHOLE "CAMINO de SANTIAGO"!!! Yeah, Big like THAT, or bigger!!!!

Okay, and the second song that I thought of is "All Over Me" by a band called "Benjamin Gate"-- you might need some help finding it, but there is a cool music video with this song--

It's all about Jesus' love being "all over me"--- but it's way cool, and I would prefer anyone who seeks it out listen to it quite LOUD!!!!

Okay, so class in Florida-- you're assignment!!!! Get the work finished 5 minutes early two days in a row this week (hey, it's thanksgiving so it should be a light week anyway)
And one of the techie kids with an ipod and player please get these songs so they can be played--and you can appreciate MY APPRECIATION--

Because, we can all use a little help going that mile, or EXTRA MILE, as the case may be!!!!

Peace, no where near PonteVedra, Florida, and not really that close to Pontevedra, Spain either, but a lot closer to Santiago than when I started

Peace
TT


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