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[QUOTE="Northern Laurie, post: 564571, member: 60627"] I went to Finisterra by bus - but I had promised myself I would go even if I didn't have time to walk. I stayed overnight, and walked from the village to the lighthouse just before sunset. Along the way, I recited a meditation of thanksgiving I had written - all the things I was thankful for along the Camino - while holding my shell to keep me grounded. Once I arrived, I found a rock and performed a little ceremony before watching the sunset. These things helped me "close out" the pilgrimage, and feel like I had finished. Walking back to the village in the dark, I felt incredibly light, and also like I was no longer a pilgrim. I wasn't seeking any more, I wasn't walking anymore, I was a visitor in a foreign country, about to start doing some sight seeing. I could sleep in! This was in no way a bad thing. It was sweet because the experience I'd just had was profound and complete but really hard at times. I was tired and ready to be done. But bitter because I was ending such an amazing experience, one that I do not know if I will be able to do again. In other news, I've been invited to give a sermon on the experience, and the process of writing out stories and organizing the things I'd learned into a format I can share with a large group of people is wonderful. [/QUOTE]
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