William Garza
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances, The Jakobsweg
With all the wonderful help from the seasoned travelers, and many others from the ever helpful Forum. i had a moment..
that is,
i can get this pack, those shoes and these things..and
I remembered myself.
Ime only prepping for a little comfort where i sleep
a little bit of security of a band aid or two
a pillow of sorts to lay my head
and some clean chonies so i wont have to need socks and things
All these are ancillary..auxiliary to what is happening
the Journey.
When I packed for the road, it was a few comforts
but mainly, it wasn't so it would be home away from home..
it was that i would be able to be away from home
the Road always decided what and where I would sleep,eat and also when to keep on pushing.
and the road was the ends to the means
As long as I had a woolen blanket, a clean change of clothes and some water..i was ready for anything
here i am,all studious till the late hour about certain of things, and some rightly so
and some others..stress
It is all so i can be out on the road, i wont always sleep comfortable, it may be a hot sunburned stretch of gravel, but I will be there with everything I need .
Being on the way..it seems
is more important than how I travel on there
the Camino to me is the ends
as I mentally empty my as yet acquired pack, ive left behind a ton of things that would be nice to have, but not essential to have.
As the knowledge grows of the Camino, the anxiety lessens
i dont need to be self sustained as if on a walk across the desert southwest
and by carrying too many things, i deny myself what the Camino offers of itself
its not what i carry
its what i leave out no?
anxiety
worry
guilt
anger
baggage from the states which will weigh me down
instead of trust...not having the Faith, not being like a little bird, who doesn't worry where its next perch will be.
or its next drinkin
instead of Hope... not believing in the innate goodness of intention of my fellow man
Instead of Love..not committing myself to the journey, fully, completely and without reservation.
My Bag is lighter already!
Peace
that is,
i can get this pack, those shoes and these things..and
I remembered myself.
Ime only prepping for a little comfort where i sleep
a little bit of security of a band aid or two
a pillow of sorts to lay my head
and some clean chonies so i wont have to need socks and things
All these are ancillary..auxiliary to what is happening
the Journey.
When I packed for the road, it was a few comforts
but mainly, it wasn't so it would be home away from home..
it was that i would be able to be away from home
the Road always decided what and where I would sleep,eat and also when to keep on pushing.
and the road was the ends to the means
As long as I had a woolen blanket, a clean change of clothes and some water..i was ready for anything
here i am,all studious till the late hour about certain of things, and some rightly so
and some others..stress
It is all so i can be out on the road, i wont always sleep comfortable, it may be a hot sunburned stretch of gravel, but I will be there with everything I need .
Being on the way..it seems
is more important than how I travel on there
the Camino to me is the ends
as I mentally empty my as yet acquired pack, ive left behind a ton of things that would be nice to have, but not essential to have.
As the knowledge grows of the Camino, the anxiety lessens
i dont need to be self sustained as if on a walk across the desert southwest
and by carrying too many things, i deny myself what the Camino offers of itself
its not what i carry
its what i leave out no?
anxiety
worry
guilt
anger
baggage from the states which will weigh me down
instead of trust...not having the Faith, not being like a little bird, who doesn't worry where its next perch will be.
or its next drinkin
instead of Hope... not believing in the innate goodness of intention of my fellow man
Instead of Love..not committing myself to the journey, fully, completely and without reservation.
My Bag is lighter already!
Peace
