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Yes! The camino is THE people (pilgrims) on it. Without the pilgrims, the camino as it is regarded, would be, well, just another trail or path or way.
"Camino provides" does not mean providing material things. It means providing hope that things...
I can see where you are coming from but I want to offer another perspective.
I think gratitude is valuable. Gratitude to others who help us and also gratitude more generally for the little moments of happiness and relief in our lives. I think...
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
Yes, yes, yes.
Somehow.
Living more in the present than ever! You know that every moment is precious and when it's gone, it's gone forever. I feel not bound, but drawn to a simpler, more active lifestyle.
Such a beautiful, thoughtful thread William - thank you for posting it.
I can say a wholehearted “yes” to your first two questions and for the third, see who I am, under my avatar.
Like so very many on this Forum, I think about the Camino in a...
Hi everyone,
I walked the Francés for the first time in May 2022. I asked this forum a lot of questions before I went – I couldn’t have done it without your help! I kept a watercolour sketchbook diary throughout, not intending to publish it but...
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