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[QUOTE="gregdedman, post: 54229, member: 8975"] Hilda, We are born with just two fears, Falling and loud noises. Everything else is learnt as we go through our lives. If you are scared of spiders, you may have watched as a young child, your mother or father scream at a spider, so you scream now too. If we can learn to fear something, we are able to unlearn it too. The place you find yourself right now is at a crossroads in your life. You realise these fears, and you are saying 'NO!' and facing their deceptive ways. The camino is about simplicity, not just of the body, but also of the mind. Walk the way in whatever way you feel most comfortable, but keep saying 'NO!'. When an obstacle appears in front of you say 'NO!', 'I WILL CONTINUE'. When the rain is falling, look up, let the drops kiss your face, breath a huge breath and smile :D When you feel a blister on a toe, stop at a stream. Take off your shoe and bathe it for a time. When you cannot speak Spanish, point! When you are tired, rest. When you are lost, you will find your way when you breathe and think. Don't be afraid to cry, don't be afraid of whats coming next, don't be afraid of others, don't be afraid of stopping because it is YOU who is in control. Set yourself little targets, whatever feels more achievable to you. From Pamplona, you follow the friendly yellow arrows and set yourself the target of a coffee break in 2 hours time. Stop, 'CHEERS' yourself for smashing your target, then set another. If you do this, you will find that after day one, you have 10 sucesses and maybe one loss, a blister on your little toe. But don't forget, YOU can tend to this easily. It cannot stop you. It will be important to set small targets, easy, bitesize, camino targets. Easily digestble, yummy tasting, tummy filling targets. Please don't fear people. I'm walking my second Camino in November because the people I found on the Camino are some of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met. The people and their kindness are, for me, what makes the Camino so special. Most obstacles you are likely to face on the Camino, you have the power to move past. You seem to have a power inside you that is stronger than most....the power to persevere and that I know will take you to your goal. I remember from day 1, a saying that went around my head all the time. 'THERE IS NO WAY IM NOT GOING TO DO THIS!' It will be the best thing you will ever do Hilda, I promise. In fact, for you, you stand to gain so much more than most, demolishing all those fears will give you a double helping of achievement. I used to climb mountains with guests as part of my work and when they got scared I sat and spoke with them. With time, space, breath and a guiding hand, they could explore that buffer between comfort and the unknown. There will ALWAYS be time, There will ALWAYS be space, There will ALWAYS be breath in your lungs, There will ALWAYS, ALWAYS be a guiding hand for you. Just remember, 2 fears we have, the rest is learnt. Its your time to unlearn those that hold you back. May I wish you a warm BUEN CAMINO HILDA!! Greg [/QUOTE]
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