Steeltown Pilgrim
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Tunnel Le Puy Via De Plata Ingles Primitivo Norte Frances Portuguese Fisterra Muxia hospitalero
I have 5 compostelas somewhere in my house-I am not sure
where, but they are here. I have never displayed one, nor have I
ever even shown one to a friend or acquaintance.
Are they meaningless to me?--no, not at all. I was bursting with
pride after completing every inch of the Camino Frances in 2012
and equally proud to have claimed my compostela at that time.
But that was last year and things have changed . This year, I
was fairly indifferent about picking up my compostela after
walking El Norte. Eventually I did, but the process felt a little
awkward.
I am currently working on my Camino plans for 2014, which
may include either Via de Plata, or a combination of Arragones,
Frances, Salvador and Primtivo. I look forward to meeting fellow
pilgrims, reveling in the solitude, standing in awe of history and
architecture, listening to the sweet silence and seeking spiritual
enlightenment and tranquility. I am confident I will discover all
of this and much more.
For me, that discovery will be enough, for someone else,
maybe not, and that's ok. We all must make our own decisions
and follow our own paths. Mine will no longer include the Pilgim
office in Santiago-it just don't need to.
where, but they are here. I have never displayed one, nor have I
ever even shown one to a friend or acquaintance.
Are they meaningless to me?--no, not at all. I was bursting with
pride after completing every inch of the Camino Frances in 2012
and equally proud to have claimed my compostela at that time.
But that was last year and things have changed . This year, I
was fairly indifferent about picking up my compostela after
walking El Norte. Eventually I did, but the process felt a little
awkward.
I am currently working on my Camino plans for 2014, which
may include either Via de Plata, or a combination of Arragones,
Frances, Salvador and Primtivo. I look forward to meeting fellow
pilgrims, reveling in the solitude, standing in awe of history and
architecture, listening to the sweet silence and seeking spiritual
enlightenment and tranquility. I am confident I will discover all
of this and much more.
For me, that discovery will be enough, for someone else,
maybe not, and that's ok. We all must make our own decisions
and follow our own paths. Mine will no longer include the Pilgim
office in Santiago-it just don't need to.