Angie94
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances - 2016 www.angie-carter.com/camino
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I am one week into my Camino - staying in Estella at the monestary. Wow what A challenge this has been thus far. Not only physically but just working through all the anxiety and fears of trying to figure out where I am, what I'm doing, and how to get what I need. This has proved to be a bit bigger of a experience than I anticipated. I walked the Pyrenees alone and it was spectacular! I have met several very nice people along the way and spend the evenings with a very nice couple from California. But today the dreaded chatter started in my head… why am I doing this? What am I doing here? What is the purpose of this? I am very tired this evening and very sore but I have a private room for this evening and will rest up and see how I feel tomorrow. I wished I would have listened to everyone who said pack a light! Of course I was going to do it my way and I did, and I have been dumping stuff every day for a week! Uggghhh...I need to learn how to follow directions better! Ha ha!
Some part of me feels like I'm walking for those who cannot...I feel blessed to be able to walk and I feel grateful for this opportunity but I also feel a bit homesick.
Here's my page if you want to check it out
http://angie-carter.com/camino/
Lots of good advice here but Meri nailed it. Let the voices chatter away in the background...but don't feed them by paying too much attention. You're in a gorgeous part of the Camino, so there are a lot of other wonderful things to bring into the foreground!Don't worry about the voices in your head. It's just idle chatter trying to fill the spaces between the Silence. They'll tire as well eventually and then you can just walk.
Woooo hoo, Angie, way to go!! Freedom day..... today I threw out all my make up!! It's true nobody cares… And now I don't care!
Good to hear of your progress Angie.
So you're having doubts. That's new
All part of the experience I think..... you're going great.
There will be good days and bad days on your journey. But it's not too hard to turn bad days into good ones.
Here's what I did.
Everyday on waking, I thanked God, or whoever else you prefer, for keeping me going on the journey.
I promised to walk with an open heart and an open mind.
And I looked forward to whatever lessons were to be set before me.
One of the great morale boosters, it to help someone else. Or engage with someone else who is walking alone and might be in need of company and support. You'll be amazed at what transpires.
Look for positive experiences and ignore the negative ones and all of a sudden you don't really see the negative
Oh. And hug a few awesome looking trees along the way! Long story
You're doing great!
Hi Angie, you cannot be that far behind me. I am in Navarette tonight.
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