A reason to walk the Camino

[Al the optimist]

If I could live my life again I would try to make more mistakes.
I would not try to be so perfect, relax more.
I would be more foolish than I have been, in fact, I would take few things seriously.
I would take more risks, I would make more trips, I would contemplate more sunsets, would climb more mountains, body-surf more rivers.
I would go to more places that I've never been, would eat more ice cream and less beans, would have more real problems and fewer imaginary ones.
I was one of those people who lived sensibly most minutes of my life; of course, I had moments of joy.
But if I could go back I would try to have only good moments.
If only we realised it, that is what life is made of, only moments; Don't miss the now.
If I could go back and live again, I would travel lighter.
If I could go back to live I would begin to walk barefoot in early spring and would continue barefoot until end of autumn.
I would do more laps on the Carousel of life, glimpsing more sunrises and sunsets if I had another life time ahead.
But I don't, I cannot live my life again only that which is left, and so I am listening to myself and behaving appropriately.

AND SO CAMINO!!!

 

[pilgrim b]

Your perfectly correct Al with all you say, but also I know you will remember, the past we cannot change the future isn't here yet! This is our moment we must live it now! and so CAMINO

 

[mspath]

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

 

[pilgrim b]

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

Thank you mspath you never fail to come upwith a wonderful quote, God bless you.

 

[jazzer2]

What a wonderful outlook you have on life! Thank you for sharing!

 

[barber1586]

Al,

Lovely words and full of wisdom. Thank you for the gentle reminder.

Mary

 

[wayfarer]

Great list Al, I would not try to make more mistakes, just different ones. Life is short enjoy every moment.

 

[Pilgrim-S-414]

Thanks for sharing Al
I found that one of the major experiences of the Camino is "living in the now" ... for me at least it was difficult to relive the past issues or worry about tommorow on the Camino
...just one step after another ..and suddenly you notice you walked for miles

 

[indyinmaine]

Thanks for sharing Al
I found that one of the major experiences of the Camino is "living in the now" ... for me at least it was difficult to relive the past issues or worry about tommorow
...just one step after another ..and suddenly you notice you walked for miles

And your day was so "full" that you 1) almost forgot about what happened the day before and 2) didn't think about tomorrow!

 

[Pilgrim-S-414]

exactly

 

[obinjatoo]

Just when I was beginning to think I needed to justify my second pilgrimage. Thanks because you remind me that I don't have to justify anything.

 

[MeganG22]

Thank you, Al. I am currently the ddirector of a unit at a summer camp in Colorado and am going to print this out and post it in our counselor cabin These are exactly the kinds of things I want my staff to know and in turn teach our kids!!

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist, that is all." -Oscar Wilde

 

[JennyH94]

Al - you've done it again! This BEAUTIFUL post is why I just love your contributions to the Forum.
Thank you ...

 

[ksam]

Love it Al! And especially love the barefoot!! Mine may not be totally bare but it's bare or flip flops from May 1st to nearly mid October!! Now if I can just get some of those other things in line!! One minute at a time!!

 

[Al the optimist]

Thank you, Al. I am currently the ddirector of a unit at a summer camp in Colorado and am going to print this out and post it in our counselor cabin These are exactly the kinds of things I want my staff to know and in turn teach our kids!!

Thanks for those kind words.

 

[janeus]

Just when I was beginning to think I needed to justify my second pilgrimage. Thanks because you remind me that I don't have to justify anything.

And thank you for making me smile. A moment before reading your post I was getting a lecturing for wanting to complete the camino again