One of my most memorable experiences on The Camino was a volunteer albergue manager in Tosantos sharing with me that I was getting blisters on my feet because I was not listening to messages from God while I walked because I was being distracted by listening to music on my Ipod.
The quick backstory: I was trekking for several miles on CF on a drizzly day and then the rain started to intensify followed by thunderous lightning every few minutes. I soon became scared of being struck by a lightning bolt and I made my way to the next closest town I could which was Tosantos. When I arrived at the only open albergue to check in, I was soaking wet, I couldn't find my credential, nor my money, my headset was dangling out of one ear, and I shared with the albergue manager I had developed a blister on my foot; basically, I came across to him as a flustered hot mess because I was a flustered hot mess! The very kind albergue manager told me to shower, come back downstairs and he would help me with my blister. I followed his directions, and as he gently tended to my blister, he told me he had walked the Camino over 20 times. He then said, "I think I know why you are getting blisters. You are listening to your phone and you are not listening to the messages God is sending you while you walk." It seemed a bit trippy to me while he was saying this to me (and frankly that whole day was very trippy to me) but I thought, okay, I will follow his guidance. I never listened to my ipod again while walking and as he stated, I then begain to receive the most briliant messages from God. I remember journaling about it and sharing these incredible insights I was receiving with my family and friends.
Oh, and i don't recall getting blisters again, either!