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  1. fostersail1

    Albergue filling up months early?

    My best advice is to have faith in the people around you. I have never made reservations and have never been stranded without a bed. Making reservations ahead of time puts a lot of pressure on a pilgrim to push on to their next reservation. This can have painful consequences. It's important to...
  2. fostersail1

    Unplugging

    Annie, I loved you picture and just have to use it in one of my blogs. Do you mind? Here is the link to see what it would look like: http://www.banxietyfree.com/unplugged-what-to-let-go-of.html
  3. fostersail1

    Unplugging

    Although smart phones have probably become an epidemic of distraction for many of us I think unplugging has a different meaning for each of us. Being able to text my loved ones back home every once in a while just makes me feel good. Having the technology to take really nice pictures brings out...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    "Over thinking" in a cornerstone of anxiety. We roll all the possible negative outcomes around in our head and before you know it, bam! Increased heart rate, trouble sleeping, and real fear. Kathy put it perfectly ... you walk, then you walk some more and then you walk some more. It's as simple...
  5. fostersail1

    Religious, Spiritual or...Travel?

    Suzi, Welcome. Your thoughts are not far from any pilgrim's upon the Camino. Change is inevitable and the Camino will surely provide a number of paths for you to choose. Have faith, be open and relax along The Way. As JabbaPapa can attest, as well as with my on personal journey, the experience...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Rachelle, Any training is better than none but I too used to live in Florida and the absence of any significant hills is a problem. Walking on flat ground is so much different than the ascending and descending you will be doing on portions of the Camino. I'd suggest that you max out your...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Annie, Michael Thanks for the support! You both appear to already have the Camino spirit before even starting. I can't help but post an excerpt from the epilog of our book that will be published in about a month or so: The real Camino is no more an external physical object than the air we...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Since leaving the Norte I continued to explore the French countryside, soon discovering that my knee would not even allow minor excursions. The tour of a vineyard or even wandering the corridors of a museum left me aching, limping and in search of a bench to sit on. I've now had to take this...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    That's interesting, you avoid telling people at work what you are doing because they'll instill some fear. That makes perfect sense, avoid the negativity. It's funny though, I do the opposite. I tell people at work ahead of time and I'll make a big deal out of it. That way I'll be too...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Annie, The "long story" is why I created this topic (and our website). So many people avoid such journeys as the ones we've untaken with the Camino. So many excuses; I don't have the time, I don't have the money, how will my family get by without me? We create our own barriers and often don't...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Annie, I too, for the last several years, have been celebrating my birthday in a different country. Last year I turned 57 on the Camino Frances. The year before I was in Slovenia. A wonderful tradition but sometimes a bit lonely, depending on the company.
  12. fostersail1

    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Hi Michael, I am now 14 days into the del Norte and I've just published several blogs on the first few days. It has been a very humbling and thought provoking experiences. Walking alone like this is a new experience and I've had trouble adjusting to the solitude of the Norte. The weather has...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Nancy, Thanks for the insight. Reading your post immediately put me into a "hmmm" state of mind. Is the Camino really changing? Is Nancy changing? Is it because of the younger summer crowd? We walked our Camino In September/October and even though it was our first we knew we were blessed with...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Our pleasure, we expect to publish the book in August. The title will be "In Movement There Is Peace". We'd love to hear what concerns, what anxieties you might be dealing with in preparation for your Camino. Buen Camino
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    It appears we were part of a "cultural and social phenomenon", hmmm, don't know how I feel about that... An Ancient Religious Pilgrimage That Now Draws The Secular : NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013 ... cient-Path
  16. fostersail1

    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Hi bauzonc, Just saw your reply, must of missed the automatic email. My daughter wants to walk it as well when she graduates from highschool, but without her Dad! What's with that? I guess she thinks I'll interfere with her social life. My plan is to walk the Camino del Norte. I'm flying into...
  17. fostersail1

    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    My pleasure. Have you walked the Camino yet? Do you have any good anxiety stories to share? I'm considering heading back to do it again in June. Joe
  18. fostersail1

    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Thanks for the positive response, it was difficult for us (especially me) to put those personal feelings out there for everyone to see. I would love to hear from as many pilgrims as possible about specific fears and anxieties that had to be overcome before taking those first steps. We'll...
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    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    Debbie, I'm really glad you liked it. We worked hard to put together a sight that might help those of us who would avoid such a journey because of fear or avoidance of the unknown, the unfamiliar. Regards, Joe
  20. fostersail1

    Website for Anxious Pilgrims

    My wife and I completed the Camino on 31 October 2012. We were so moved by both the outer and inner journey that we developed a website focused on the "anxious traveler". We'll continue to add to the content as we make our Way down our own paths to peace and freedom. We hope you enjoy it and...

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