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I agree with @VNwalking. It seems to me that you are continuing the same error. Why are you not enjoying today in some way other than lamenting what you didn't do last October 24?I realise I didn’t do a good job of enjoying everything, not at all.
I should have lived the moment, as we say nowadays, whatever that means. I should have lived and loved and rejoiced in just being there! ... Today it feels like I haven’t lived, not at all.
Understood. But did you not learn that the camino gives so much but our simple minds are limited in what they can absorb. Do not beat yourself up but relish what you did! I'm sure we all have that feeling, I should have, I could have but you know what, I DID! and that satisfies me so much.I took these photos in Padron on Thursday 24th October 2019. It shows pilgrims arriving and exploring this lovely town. The photo in the middle is taken from the monastery of San Martiño Pinario. The one on the right is me, taken by my wife. Whenever I travel I always tell myself to enjoy every moment. The dialogue in my head runs something like this: “look at this, isn’t it wonderful, isn’t it amazing, enjoy it because you may never come back here again.” And usually I do, I take in everything that I possibly can, from the curtains in my hotel room to the spoons in the dining room to the magnificent lead light windows in the Cathedrals that we pass along the way. But when I look at my photos, now, I realise I didn’t do a good job of enjoying everything, not at all. It is almost painful, emotionally painful, to think back on that day, Thursday 24th October 2019. I could have taken in and done so much more. I should have left my invisible footprint on every cobblestone. I should have swept every street and laneway and corner with my eyes. I should have lived the moment, as we say nowadays, whatever that means. I should have lived and loved and rejoiced in just being there! Today, right now, it feels truly like I may never go back to Padron, or Lisbon or Porto or Santiago. Today it feels like I haven’t lived, not at all.
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Dedicated to my former colleague and much missed friend, Patrick White. (D.o.d. 17 Aug 2013)
It seems like from reading this post and another that you like that you judge yourself very harshly and as many of us also do live with what ifs.I took these photos in Padron on Thursday 24th October 2019. It shows pilgrims arriving and exploring this lovely town. The photo in the middle is taken from the monastery of San Martiño Pinario. The one on the right is me, taken by my wife. Whenever I travel I always tell myself to enjoy every moment. The dialogue in my head runs something like this: “look at this, isn’t it wonderful, isn’t it amazing, enjoy it because you may never come back here again.” And usually I do, I take in everything that I possibly can, from the curtains in my hotel room to the spoons in the dining room to the magnificent lead light windows in the Cathedrals that we pass along the way. But when I look at my photos, now, I realise I didn’t do a good job of enjoying everything, not at all. It is almost painful, emotionally painful, to think back on that day, Thursday 24th October 2019. I could have taken in and done so much more. I should have left my invisible footprint on every cobblestone. I should have swept every street and laneway and corner with my eyes. I should have lived the moment, as we say nowadays, whatever that means. I should have lived and loved and rejoiced in just being there! Today, right now, it feels truly like I may never go back to Padron, or Lisbon or Porto or Santiago. Today it feels like I haven’t lived, not at all.
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Dedicated to my former colleague and much missed friend, Patrick White. (D.o.d. 17 Aug 2013)
I took these photos in Padron on Thursday 24th October 2019. It shows pilgrims arriving and exploring this lovely town. The photo in the middle is taken from the monastery of San Martiño Pinario. The one on the right is me, taken by my wife. Whenever I travel I always tell myself to enjoy every moment. The dialogue in my head runs something like this: “look at this, isn’t it wonderful, isn’t it amazing, enjoy it because you may never come back here again.” And usually I do, I take in everything that I possibly can, from the curtains in my hotel room to the spoons in the dining room to the magnificent lead light windows in the Cathedrals that we pass along the way. But when I look at my photos, now, I realise I didn’t do a good job of enjoying everything, not at all. It is almost painful, emotionally painful, to think back on that day, Thursday 24th October 2019. I could have taken in and done so much more. I should have left my invisible footprint on every cobblestone. I should have swept every street and laneway and corner with my eyes. I should have lived the moment, as we say nowadays, whatever that means. I should have lived and loved and rejoiced in just being there! Today, right now, it feels truly like I may never go back to Padron, or Lisbon or Porto or Santiago. Today it feels like I haven’t lived, not at all.
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Dedicated to my former colleague and much missed friend, Patrick White. (D.o.d. 17 Aug 2013)
Congratulations, Al, well done!now at about 340
This will pass. Don't feel that way. It seems like it is an eternity while we wait for it to pass but it will. Think of the Spanish Flu, the Hong Kong flu, AIDS, etc. which have been terrible illnesses like this but they are either gone or managed and until this, we were all going about without thinking of them. I don't know when, but it won't be long in the scheme of things before we are all going about life again without thinking of this virus as well. We all have our moments though like the one you must have been having where we feel so hopeless. Let's have hope. It will happen. Cheer up and find the positive somehow in the present circumstances. Hope to see you on the Camino.I took these photos in Padron on Thursday 24th October 2019. It shows pilgrims arriving and exploring this lovely town. The photo in the middle is taken from the monastery of San Martiño Pinario. The one on the right is me, taken by my wife. Whenever I travel I always tell myself to enjoy every moment. The dialogue in my head runs something like this: “look at this, isn’t it wonderful, isn’t it amazing, enjoy it because you may never come back here again.” And usually I do, I take in everything that I possibly can, from the curtains in my hotel room to the spoons in the dining room to the magnificent lead light windows in the Cathedrals that we pass along the way. But when I look at my photos, now, I realise I didn’t do a good job of enjoying everything, not at all. It is almost painful, emotionally painful, to think back on that day, Thursday 24th October 2019. I could have taken in and done so much more. I should have left my invisible footprint on every cobblestone. I should have swept every street and laneway and corner with my eyes. I should have lived the moment, as we say nowadays, whatever that means. I should have lived and loved and rejoiced in just being there! Today, right now, it feels truly like I may never go back to Padron, or Lisbon or Porto or Santiago. Today it feels like I haven’t lived, not at all.
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Oh, and those pimientos de Padron!!!!! Still craving those!!! So delicious!!This will pass. Don't feel that way. It seems like it is an eternity while we wait for it to pass but it will. Think of the Spanish Flu, the Hong Kong flu, AIDS, etc. which have been terrible illnesses like this but they are either gone or managed and until this, we were all going about without thinking of them. I don't know when, but it won't be long in the scheme of things before we are all going about life again without thinking of this virus as well. We all have our moments though like the one you must have been having where we feel so hopeless. Let's have hope. It will happen. Cheer up and find the positive somehow in the present circumstances. Hope to see you on the Camino.
Don't look back, hermano, something might be gaining on you.I took these photos in Padron on Thursday 24th October 2019. It shows pilgrims arriving and exploring this lovely town. The photo in the middle is taken from the monastery of San Martiño Pinario. The one on the right is me, taken by my wife. Whenever I travel I always tell myself to enjoy every moment. The dialogue in my head runs something like this: “look at this, isn’t it wonderful, isn’t it amazing, enjoy it because you may never come back here again.” And usually I do, I take in everything that I possibly can, from the curtains in my hotel room to the spoons in the dining room to the magnificent lead light windows in the Cathedrals that we pass along the way. But when I look at my photos, now, I realise I didn’t do a good job of enjoying everything, not at all. It is almost painful, emotionally painful, to think back on that day, Thursday 24th October 2019. I could have taken in and done so much more. I should have left my invisible footprint on every cobblestone. I should have swept every street and laneway and corner with my eyes. I should have lived the moment, as we say nowadays, whatever that means. I should have lived and loved and rejoiced in just being there! Today, right now, it feels truly like I may never go back to Padron, or Lisbon or Porto or Santiago. Today it feels like I haven’t lived, not at all.
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They are so far away from Spain. Hope they feel at home, and bless your garden.I bought some seeds (Diggers Seeds for us Assies) and grew my own this last summer - three plants grew to bearing stage. I still have the plants in pots in a (comparatively) frost free spot, and hope to carry them through to Spring when I wil plant them out into a full sun situation and hopefully enjoy their fuits.
Two 'harvests' in 2020.
I bought the plants at the local growers market. I can try to harvest the seeds when I have some peppers on my plants.Wow! Coming from New Mexico (Nueva Espana, USA), where all the hot peppers in Spain came from originally, I spent the day in Padron, looking for seeds to take home. I love those peppers! Folks in the shops told me that I missed the market day, when seeds are sold there. Trecile, where did you get them and can you send me some? (I'll send you my new hair conditioner bar, which is really good).
I've bought padron seeds here:Trecile, where did you get them and can you send me some? (I'll send you my new hair conditioner bar, which is really good).
Perhaps you were preoccupied with capturing the moment instead of experiencing it. Photos remind you of what you may have missed.But when I look at my photos, now, I realise I didn’t do a good job of enjoying everything, not at all.
These are thoughts that are worth questioning.To make matters even worse, I've done two Caminos and frankly, honestly, I've learnt nothing. I think I've been sleepwalking all these years.....
This is called the journey of life. To question the journey without necessarily having all the answers and letting go when you can’t see the forest for the trees. It seems you are on the most important journey of all: self awareness.I worked with a team of lawyers for many years and they always used to say to me, 'look at the fine print.' Then I worked with programmers for 5 years and their motto was, 'look for what's missing.' Our literature teacher taught us to analyse everything. Even this. I don't know. I must have been asleep through all of it! To make matters even worse, I've done two Caminos and frankly, honestly, I've learnt nothing. I think I've been sleepwalking all these years........
I bought the plants at the local growers market. I can try to harvest the seeds when I have some peppers on my plants.
Or maybe I can send the plants?
This is the main reason that I don't take many photos. The photographer is "outside" the scene observing it, I prefer to be part of the scene. The downside of this, of course, is that I have far fewer photos to remind me of what was at that time and place and my memory is not great overall, just for very unusual or notable things.Perhaps you were preoccupied with capturing the moment instead of experiencing it. Photos remind you of what you may have missed.
Against the backdrop of all there is to do and see, none of us - even the most accomplished and travelled - have done more than the tiniest grain of sand in an endless beach. You could spend a day looking at a single square yard (or metre) of nature and not see all that there is to see there, much less the enormity of the world. And even if you were to see a place in its entirety (somehow), it would be a different place the next day.I worked with a team of lawyers for many years and they always used to say to me, 'look at the fine print.' Then I worked with programmers for 5 years and their motto was, 'look for what's missing.' Our literature teacher taught us to analyse everything. Even this. I don't know. I must have been asleep through all of it! To make matters even worse, I've done two Caminos and frankly, honestly, I've learnt nothing. I think I've been sleepwalking all these years........
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