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Greetings all! I'm going to be starting my first Camino Frances from SJPP at the end of May and have been avidly reading here (as a lurker), but this thread really connected with me and I felt it was a good time to dive into the forum.
My...
@Kirkie, you have scored a hit with this thread. Every response contains some new jewels of insight, pathos, redemption, transformation, serendipity ..... Can't stop coming back to it! Thank you!
Short answer: My therapist announced this January that he is relocating to a different city.
Longer, much longer answer: I’ve been in therapy off an on for decades because of a very traumatic childhood (bullying, abuse, etc) resulting in PTSD...
I lost 130 pounds and was looking for a new challenge. I had seen a Rick Steves show on the Camino and the idea just grew from there. Little did I know the walk itself would change my life as much as losing the weight. When I got to Cruz de...
I had been severely depressed for many years, suffered from massive insomnia for most of my life, plus social anxiety and panic attacks. A complete nightmare with no quality of life.
I had just finished university, my beloved pet had died out of...
God willing, I will begin my first camino in less than 60 days. My purpose is three-fold… #1: I had always wanted to walk the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Coast Trail in the USA. But my back gave out before I could ever realize that dream/goal...
My first winter following the death of my wife was........ Empty. I have a wonderful son, but my wife was my best friend. Not the same.
I'm living in a strange land, and at that point I had yet to really learn any proper German. To top it all...
Thank you for sharing. This moved me. I am planning to take my brother's ashes when I do my first Camino next month. I do not know where I will be spreading them yet. I figure I will know where when I get there. I especially love what you stated...
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