In uncertain times, let's look for what connects us. Let's focus our energies in places where we can make a difference.

We've all been ambushed by "unwanted journeys" (a cancer diagnosis, the sudden death of a loved one, a house fire) and have had to accept, and play, the cards we've been dealt.

As I was finishing my journey on the Camino Francés in Spain, I got terrible news from home that our family had had a house fire.