tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post1612758834887061270..comments2024-01-04T08:15:33.342+01:00Comments on Big Fun in a Tiny Pueblo: Hell Is Other PeopleRebrites@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11827625656760747239noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-82247886646819860322009-05-01T00:49:00.000+02:002009-05-01T00:49:00.000+02:00A most interesting tale. My wife, Rosann, and I we...A most interesting tale. My wife, Rosann, and I were hospitaleros last July and served with a couple from England with whom we had only exchanged a couple of e-mails. It was not until we were leaving our village after a half month that it struck me what a disaster signing on that that could be. Fortunately we were blessed: our styles were similar, we arrived with the same expectations of service to our peregrinos and of care of the refuge, we were all flexible and concerned about the others and even our language skills complemented each other. The four of us are signed up together in 2010.Gene in Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632189224349047941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-32864016007538900042009-04-21T00:02:00.000+02:002009-04-21T00:02:00.000+02:00right *g*
and maybe there's more to it...
:-)right *g*<br /><br />and maybe there's more to it...<br /><br />:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-58914231708489534932009-04-19T08:57:00.000+02:002009-04-19T08:57:00.000+02:00Touché, Anon. Righteous anger always has some ele...Touché, Anon. Righteous anger always has some element of projection in it, so You can never really enjoy it much!Rebrites@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827625656760747239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-66074520654858708962009-04-19T00:49:00.000+02:002009-04-19T00:49:00.000+02:00let's just thank God for confronting us with all t...let's just thank God for confronting us with all these mirrorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-41522825121232993862009-04-17T12:02:00.000+02:002009-04-17T12:02:00.000+02:00Ah Rebekah, that kind of thing should not happen t...Ah Rebekah, that kind of thing should not happen to someone as good as you.<br /> My spell as hospitalero alongside you and Paddy was one of life's high lights. It probably set such a high standard that it has been difficult for anyone else to follow. Up there mopping out the toilets at Rabanal, the strains of Bach would come rising up from the court yard. I have enlivened my conversation ever since with shameless requotations of Paddy's wonderful quotations and anecdotes.<br /> Into every life a little rain must fall. But this sounds like a veritable deluge. I was going to say, as my mother often would, "you'll get your reward in heaven", but back in Moratinos you are there alreadyFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390159442939008507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-33015468723658582852009-04-16T22:08:00.000+02:002009-04-16T22:08:00.000+02:00Bravo Reb - now when you give hospitalero training...Bravo Reb - now when you give hospitalero training you can speak from experience on 'How to Survive a Hospitalera from Hell'.<br />SilSilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-68098354007397950522009-04-16T18:54:00.000+02:002009-04-16T18:54:00.000+02:00I KNOW you are happy to be home again! Kind of a ...I KNOW you are happy to be home again! Kind of a "Just when you think life can't get any better, you get another character-building opportunity" experience! Like boot camp! 8-) <br /><br />Glad you are home and posting again - I've missed your window on the world! Hope to SEE YOU face-to-face...I depart for Madrid on Monday! <br /><br />Life is good...<br /><br />"Ginn"<br />Camino Dreaming in Santa FeVirginia ("Ginn")https://www.blogger.com/profile/17587919109305422263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-31531129139782819022009-04-16T14:10:00.000+02:002009-04-16T14:10:00.000+02:00I made it almost a month there! Miraz is not the p...I made it almost a month there! Miraz is not the place for suntans in April or May !<br /><br />However, it is all about the company you keep.<br /><br />I tried to get them organized in the wood department when I was there, but it is hopeless. Thank God you survived on pine cones.<br /><br />FreddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-67312654371537425892009-04-16T09:17:00.000+02:002009-04-16T09:17:00.000+02:00Oh dear! That sounds like a really hard time, Reb...Oh dear! That sounds like a really hard time, Reb. I know CSJ has a pretty good system for selecting and training hosptaleros, so it does raise the question of how someone like that slips through the net! <br />I had a really unfortunate experience helping in a parish, living in a presbytery for a few weeks with a priest who was a nightmare. The way I coped with that was a stragtegy I can recommend: I imagined I was in a reality TV show watched only in heaven and every outrageous negative behaviour from the individual concerned was a test of my positive behaviour, while a heavenly TV audience of angels held me in their care... It worked reasonably well as a coping strategy!Gareth Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562451888727083900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-20457691982208558842009-04-16T03:04:00.000+02:002009-04-16T03:04:00.000+02:00wonderful to have you back again...
counting the ...wonderful to have you back again...<br /><br />counting the days until it's Peaceable time....<br /><br />hurray,<br />kkathygpilgrimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-91568414599662603832009-04-16T02:21:00.000+02:002009-04-16T02:21:00.000+02:00Welcome back! Your writings have been missed. Sor...Welcome back! Your writings have been missed. Sorry about your misadventure...but what a trooper you are! Enjoy your homecoming and peace.flowingwithlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744022089586922658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-86885568249554058572009-04-15T22:51:00.000+02:002009-04-15T22:51:00.000+02:00I am full of admiration that you stuck it out for ...I am full of admiration that you stuck it out for 2 weeks. I expect that you being there was protective for the pilgrims - well done and enjoy home and Paddy and doing things your way without criticism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-86770870039354019532009-04-15T22:39:00.000+02:002009-04-15T22:39:00.000+02:00Geez! Sorry you had such an ordeal. Why are some...Geez! Sorry you had such an ordeal. Why are some people so miserable? It can't feel good to be inside there with herself. Well, for what it is worth - your faithful are thankful that you are back and just having a new Peaceable post to read made my day better. ThanksLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886493225675415790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-65534899613994542662009-04-15T22:21:00.000+02:002009-04-15T22:21:00.000+02:00Glad you're back, missed the updates. Sorry to he...Glad you're back, missed the updates. Sorry to hear of such a trying time in Miraz.Kelly Codd Greatrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348471042584701033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018985237438196013.post-53639420129857932132009-04-15T21:50:00.000+02:002009-04-15T21:50:00.000+02:00Well, I am sure glad you're back but feel quite sa...Well, I am sure glad you're back but feel quite sad that you had a sorry time in Miraz. Truly, this person sounds pretty awful and you had to endure her for two weeks. Wow...<br />One wonders what kind of cosmic misconnection occurred for this to happen! <br />Well, time now to enjoy the Peaceable and our enthusiastic adoration!claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.com