For me it is a trip of healing in the way of self-discovery.
I began walking to chelate the chemicals that make me so sick.
I quickly discovered the Camino presents me with personality "challenges" about myself that also need "chelating."
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Every year, new challenges, sometimes in the form of other pilgrims or clients, and every year I learn more about myself. What I find out about myself is not always pretty, but the Camino gives me time to ruminate, to think things over, to try to make changes, and hopefully grow. I'm hard-headed, so sometimes I have to repeat and repeat the lesson until I learn, but I DO learn. Then just about the time I think I have it licked, a NEW challenge raises its head.
I used to say, "I prayed for patience and got a son. I begged God for patience, and I'll be danged if he didn't give me a second son. After the 3d son, I stopped praying for patience!"
This year, I prayed for faith, and got cancer.
I think God has a weird sense of humor.
What I learned this year is to be careful what I pray for!