May 10, 2005
Coming Up: Sue Kenney and the Camino de
Santiago: Pilgrim, Best-Selling
Author, Keynote Speaker, Workshop Designer & Coach
In October of last year I attended a presentation at the Spanish
Centre in Toronto, entitled "Camino de Santiago", an event
to which I had brought 6 of my friends who I throught would enjoy
this topic. I enjoyed that evening very much and I was intrigued
by the speaker, Sue
Kenney, who is a very unusual individual. Sue has a very special,
spiritual energy and her inner peace, strength and confidence radiate
visibly. The event impressed me so much that I
wrote about it in an earlier article.
During the last few years, I had heard of the Camino de Santiago,
Spain's most famous pilgrimage route, and although I am not formally
religious, I found the idea of a month- long pilgrimage on foot
a fascinating idea, for a variety of reasons.
People from all over the world walk the Camino, and they do it
for different reasons: for religious or spiritual reasons, to challenge
themselves physically and/or mentally, to connect with the fascinating
Spanish landscape and culture, and many other rationales.
Sue Kenney did it for her very own personal reasons. After having
been laid off from a successful 24-year career in the telecom industry
Sue figured it was time for a long walk.
And this walk has indeed transformed her life. In the few years
since this soul-transforming event, Sue has found true meaning in
her life by communicating her learning experiences and the life
philosophies that she developed on the Camino de Santiago.
She has since written a best-selling book and recorded a storytelling
CD called "Stone by Stone" about her experiences on the
Camino, she has become a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop
leader who is teaching the corporate world about the values that
she discovered on the Camino, she has just finished writing her
second book and is working on a variety of other creative endeavours
at the moment. She has also become a spiritual leader who inspires
others and has since returned to the Camino, taking a group of people
along with her on this spiritual journey.
Shortly after October presentation I approached Sue to do an interview
with her, but her schedule has been so tightly packed with another
trip to the Camino, promotional appearances, workshops and other
activities that it has taken a while to bring the interview to fruitiion.
However, I am pleased to announce that Sue has found the time to
answer my questions and that you will be able to read her life-transforming
story very shortly.
Meet Sue Kenney, a fascinating woman, and one of the few people
who have discovered their true purpose in life..........
Sue's Book:
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Read about Sue
Kenney's presentation at the Spanish Centre
Read Sue's completed interview here.
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