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[QUOTE="Portia1, post: 63760, member: 3565"] The Camino has had a dramatic influence on my life. It has profoundly affected my preaching (I am a priest). First, for me, the Camino is like a labyrinth spread out where the first part is spent winding to and fro getting to the center and a place of deep reflection (this happened most dramatically for me at Samos); and the second part wondering what to do with what you have discovered and where it is leading you. I was one of those who tried to avoid the mindless chatter along the Camino during the day so I could be mindful of what and who was around me, mindful of thoughts, and mindfully present to what was being revealed. There were many who walked along talking who never took a real look at what they were passing or noticed the people of the land. Second, for me the Camino was a journey so much more than the destination. It was nice to arrive in Santiago--seemed so distant there in SJPP! But the people I met along the way, the stories we shared, the food we prepared together, the incidents that affirmed that people are basically good, and the hardships that bound us together--these were the memorable parts of Camino. I kept a journal. I continue to go back to it for the snippets of insight and the questions it captured. It reminds me of fellow pilgrims, of townspeople, and the animals I encountered. Every day brought some new incident, some new treasure to hold in my heart. It was a time of profound gratefulness and awareness of our common humanity, no matter where we harkened from or what motive brought us to walk the road together. I was not prepared for how much this jounrey would affect my life. If anything, Santiago was almost a let down. I am returning to walk the Camino Portuguese this fall. It will be a completely different experience for many reasons but at the heart of it, I pray that it will be a nourishing time for my soul and open my eyes to the blessings we are called to be as we encounter the beloved of God we call strangers. [/QUOTE]
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