I was so refreshed from my stay in Leon and day off from walking, that I truly was excited to get back out on the Camino today. I still took my time getting up and re-packing, and again having breakfast in the hotel cafe because yesterday it was so enjoyable and convenient. Today I had 2 churros, which is basically …
I awoke to light rain after a long deep sleep in my bed with extra pillows; it was alomst 9am! I felt slightly ashamed for one second, thinking about all the Peregrinos (Spanish for pilgrims) who had been out walking for at least 2 hours. I shrugged that off immediately, practicing my mental pathways of taking time off when I …
Yes, 30 miles, which is about 50k. Wasn’t I just talking a couple days ago about less expectation and making new physical and mental pathways? I want to speak to this. It’s one of the main topics of my thinking, pondering, praying during my Camino journey. I have always been a go-getter, do-er, and I love to push myself. I …
My friend Christy Graham, who I have mentioned before because she and her husband Cary walked the Camino two springs ago, sent me this quote in an email yesterday: “As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we …