A widower on Camino to grieve the death of his wife creates the intention of dedicating each day of his walk to a person or group that was a blessing to him. Somewhere along the way, he discovers that his grief has turned to gratitude.

Patricia Clark recounts a tale from her trek on Japan’s Nakasendo Trail when she saw an opportunity to participate in a chain reaction of goodwill. What many Americans call “paying it forward” and what her Japanese hiking companion called a “happiness relay” speaks to the universal language of kindness.

Bick Treut describes the seemingly random, perhaps divinely designed way a culturally diverse group of pilgrims come together to form what he calls a band of angels.

A classical musician on Camino is encouraged by her teacher to have a piece of medieval music ready to play at all times, and to play for listeners as a gift.