- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances, autumn/winter; 2004, 2005-2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
.............................. Sunrise west of Hontanas 11/11/2012
"Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light.
Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky.
Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not,
and what beyond is in Eternity." Seneca
From 2004 through 2012 I have walked the Camino Frances in its entirety
eight times. Each pilgrimage developed into a rich mix of old friends and
new, fickleness of weather, stamina and health and, most importantly,
philosophical musings and personal thanksgiving for each day lived.
... Subsequently providing information about the Camino has become a particular pleasure whether talking with another pilgrim or writing alone for an unknown reader;
since 2009 sharing and participating in this unique Forum is now part of my daily life.
Although age and time will inevitably take their toll, hopefully my
personal memories will endure; sentimentally I shall always wear a shell.
Now at 74 what matters most is to continue!
Thus, thankful, respectful and humble,
but still curious and with an ever eager heart
I will walk again the Camino Frances starting October 15.
Why do I do this?
My laconic answer is from Pascal's Pensées "le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas/ the heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing."
Additional philosophic and spiritual reasons are cited in this profile.
If you, too, are walking perhaps our paths may cross;
if not please follow my blog, M's Camino .
Ultreia!
Margaret Meredith
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