Peachy
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2013 July/ august
http://syreeta-hewson.travellerspoint.com/90/
Travelling is more than physical
a journey more than steps
1.10.13
travelling, defined as not staying in one place,...but does this allways mean 'physical' location change?
I was/am thinking about this, this morning, in the sun...the birds wake up..had a carrot juice..now onto the coffee, it's all about balance..ha.
I think travelling is a state of mind as much as anything, being open to the new, even in familiar terrain.
I have met people travelling, but their mind was home, therefore..are they travelling or is their body just moving?
And then there are people who due to illness or injury, or other restrictions, cannot travel,...not 'physically'...and yet they can still experience worlds of terrain, and a broadening of the mind, the soul, the body.
My limitations I am feeling right now, they are brought upon by myself,.and largely it is my body which is feeling effected. My old spinal injury, well...not so so old,...it demands to be kept flexible and limber, both things the camino walk did not allow in truth. I don't know how others have found this, but for me on getting 'home' , my body is in worse wear and tear after just a few weeks of that walk!
I have no regrets, At all....but it's become apparent I must place my healing at the top of my priority list, and that has caused me a slight depression the last few days or more. It's hard to explain to people, ..infact you don't even bother trying, that you are in pain, that it is pretty constant, and that the only thing that will fix it is relaxing the body, the mind, not allowing stress, and being kind to oneself. Time, and gentle movement, stretching, walking is also amazing for the spine,...just not 25 kms a day perhaps in high heat carrying a backpack!
But we were talking'travel' and how it is more than physical...and i fully believe this, to me it is about being open minded,visionary,tapping into your own self as uncharted and new territory, as much as the world around us.
Posted by syreeta hewson 12:54 Edit Entry
Travelling is more than physical
a journey more than steps
1.10.13
travelling, defined as not staying in one place,...but does this allways mean 'physical' location change?
I was/am thinking about this, this morning, in the sun...the birds wake up..had a carrot juice..now onto the coffee, it's all about balance..ha.
I think travelling is a state of mind as much as anything, being open to the new, even in familiar terrain.
I have met people travelling, but their mind was home, therefore..are they travelling or is their body just moving?
And then there are people who due to illness or injury, or other restrictions, cannot travel,...not 'physically'...and yet they can still experience worlds of terrain, and a broadening of the mind, the soul, the body.
My limitations I am feeling right now, they are brought upon by myself,.and largely it is my body which is feeling effected. My old spinal injury, well...not so so old,...it demands to be kept flexible and limber, both things the camino walk did not allow in truth. I don't know how others have found this, but for me on getting 'home' , my body is in worse wear and tear after just a few weeks of that walk!
I have no regrets, At all....but it's become apparent I must place my healing at the top of my priority list, and that has caused me a slight depression the last few days or more. It's hard to explain to people, ..infact you don't even bother trying, that you are in pain, that it is pretty constant, and that the only thing that will fix it is relaxing the body, the mind, not allowing stress, and being kind to oneself. Time, and gentle movement, stretching, walking is also amazing for the spine,...just not 25 kms a day perhaps in high heat carrying a backpack!
But we were talking'travel' and how it is more than physical...and i fully believe this, to me it is about being open minded,visionary,tapping into your own self as uncharted and new territory, as much as the world around us.
Posted by syreeta hewson 12:54 Edit Entry
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