On my first camino my only fear was getting started. It was Mid March and the ValCarlos route was pretty bad with heavy snow so I changed plans at last minute to start from pamplona but I had no idea how to get from Biarritz to pamplona. Then of...
So many fears and anxieties before my first one! But outweighed by the anticipation and excitement!
Fitness. I was very overweight (BMI 32) and very unfit. So like a bull at a gate I trained hard and ended up injured before I had even...
There is too much confusion about the new directive. Let's not get out in front of our skis. BTW, I always like the map on the back but I have many of both designs.
In Feb-Apr 2019 I walked from Santiago in reverse on the CF, onto the Aragones, and over the Somport Pass into France, and as far as Castres on the Camino d'Arles towards Rome.
Over 5 years ago, where has the time gone?!
Just wondering about...
Odd as it may sound, but neither before embarking on my first Camino from SJPDP in July 2010 nor prior to my many, many subsequent Caminos did I harbor fears about what would unfold. Neither fear nor expectations held me back. Maybe that's how I...
On this most special night may we pause in thankful wonder and find new purpose where patience, kindness and hope increase...
Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Natal,
Happy Christmas wherever you might be!
"The heavens declare the glory of God...
Fears and Anxieties over doing new stuff tends to go away when we actually do that new stuff. With a distance walking Pilgrimage, experience and knowledge is gained which not only allows for the fading away of Fears and Anxieties, but it also...
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