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I listen to podcasts on my practice walks because they are rather boring - I'm basically walking the same routes over and over again. I haven't walked the Camino yet, but it seems to me that walking somewhere new and meeting new people to walk with will make all the difference.Also, if it can help a bit, I find there is a big difference on the psyche when walking on day after day vs walking to point A and then walking back home a while layer. When you are walking a new route all the moments are of discovery, unlike walking in circles in your neighbourhood.
Hi all!
My partner and I are starting our Camino a week from tomorrow (leaving from Porto) and after some practice walks, I'm a bit concerned about the mental fatigue of walking for so many hours a day. We did listen to some podcasts and such on some of the practice walks but I didn't know if anyone had some advice about how to pass the time. I understand that many use the time to consider their own personal journey but I noticed that just being in my own head for that long made me feel more tired and moody.
Appreciate all the help,
C
Time with yourself is a blessed thing, and walking alone may be the closest you come to mindfulness without the effort. The time will pass much faster than you expect, the physical fatigue won't. Buen Camino and good luck.Hi all!
My partner and I are starting our Camino a week from tomorrow (leaving from Porto) and after some practice walks, I'm a bit concerned about the mental fatigue of walking for so many hours a day. We did listen to some podcasts and such on some of the practice walks but I didn't know if anyone had some advice about how to pass the time. I understand that many use the time to consider their own personal journey but I noticed that just being in my own head for that long made me feel more tired and moody.
Appreciate all the help,
C
Absolutely! I find it can be quite a chore to walk already well-known routes from home and spend time trying to find new variations. On Camino, no problem, because a large part of the fun is walking into the unknown. Even when we walked again, the days were interesting, as we mainly stopped in different towns from the first time.Also, if it can help a bit, I find there is a big difference on the psyche when walking on day after day vs walking to point A and then walking back home a while layer. When you are walking a new route all the moments are of discovery, unlike walking in circles in your neighbourhood.
I will probably get trounced for saying this but I could not walk from jpdp to Santiago without my little I pod. I listen to it mainly in the early morning and the beaty music really give me a spring in my step. The iPod does not stop me saying hello to everyone I meet(and I do mean everyone!) if they reciprocate and want to chat then it's switched off. In fact my husband often wonders how we get anywhere with all the chatting but he is a patient man. It's never on at the cafes or in the evening. For me the music helps me appreciate the joy of life. At this stage of my life I'm happy in my own skin and don't need to think too many deep thoughts. People walk the camino for different reasons . Some will need that time for contemplation and others will need a lot of company. everyone is different and "what suits the goose may not always suit the gander" whatever way you walk. Buen camino. AnnetteHi all!
My partner and I are starting our Camino a week from tomorrow (leaving from Porto) and after some practice walks, I'm a bit concerned about the mental fatigue of walking for so many hours a day. We did listen to some podcasts and such on some of the practice walks but I didn't know if anyone had some advice about how to pass the time. I understand that many use the time to consider their own personal journey but I noticed that just being in my own head for that long made me feel more tired and moody.
Appreciate all the help,
C
it's the evening time after walking which is the hardest to bear if alone, especially in crowded albergues where everyone else seems to be part of a (merry) group......
YIKES! Slavery is not the way I think of the Meseta in anyway, shape or form. Your Meseta is not my Meseta. My Meseta is the most peaceful and loving place on Earth.Singing definitely helped me along the Meseta.....sounds strange and perhaps a bit dramatic to say, but an image came to me from ?? I found myself thinking about the days of slavery; how singing must have lightened their souls and made their burdens more bearable.
Couldn't have put it better.There is nothing more than the fatigue of reading posts about fatigue. Yes, we walk for 20km+ or bike for 60km+ each day. We get blisters and we get tired, we eat great meals and not so great meals. We sleep in great place and not so great place. We walk in the rain, the heat, the snow and yet we, most of us, make it to Santiago. I have never once considered "mental fatigue" because the Camino is the most "mind blowing" experience I have ever done in my life.
Added later I should have said with out a cellphone and music buds stuck in my ears!
I'm putting this out here and hope Moderators are okay with it. I did receive another similar response to yours Don so wish to share this with others what I wrote to another member. They were quite troubled and in hindsight, I can understand why. But please take a moment to read this. Again, to all I wasn't making a comparison; I was simply sharing the experience of an image that came to me uninvited. There could never ever be a comparison, so again…next time, better sense will prevail…here's my quote:YIKES! Slavery is not the way I think of the Meseta in anyway, shape or form. Your Meseta is not my Meseta. My Meseta is the most peaceful and loving place on Earth.
I think its wonderful for those who never got bored on the Camino. For the rest of us, maybe being bored and just dealing with it is part of the learning process.
Hi,Hi all!
My partner and I are starting our Camino a week from tomorrow (leaving from Porto) and after some practice walks, I'm a bit concerned about the mental fatigue of walking for so many hours a day. We did listen to some podcasts and such on some of the practice walks but I didn't know if anyone had some advice about how to pass the time. I understand that many use the time to consider their own personal journey but I noticed that just being in my own head for that long made me feel more tired and moody.
Appreciate all the help,
C
... I'm a bit concerned about the mental fatigue of walking for so many hours a day. We did listen to some podcasts and such on some of the practice walks but I didn't know if anyone had some advice about how to pass the time. I understand that many use the time to consider their own personal journey but I noticed that just being in my own head for that long made me feel more tired and moody. ...
Interesting question. I never thought of the possibility of getting mentally bored during a long walk. 'My head gets empty' almost instantly and that is what I really enjoy + of course the nature, historical sites, food, wine, the physical exercise and the mixture of people you meet. Doing the same thing every day: walking, sleeping, eating- with a few essentials in a back pack- in my experience- brings me closer to the things that do really matter in my life- and creates a sense of freedom. A rather fulfilling experience- the opposite of boredom in fact. Sorry if this perhaps sounds all cliche and boringHi all!
My partner and I are starting our Camino a week from tomorrow (leaving from Porto) and after some practice walks, I'm a bit concerned about the mental fatigue of walking for so many hours a day. We did listen to some podcasts and such on some of the practice walks but I didn't know if anyone had some advice about how to pass the time. I understand that many use the time to consider their own personal journey but I noticed that just being in my own head for that long made me feel more tired and moody.
Appreciate all the help,
C
Why should you regret your post? You were doing the right thing, which is thinking about an important thing. Slavery is abominable. Absolutely. And when you think about the way people tried to live through a life like that--very good. More people should do this. It could keep your mind busy for a long time. Apparently some people think this to be politically incorrect. It is not. Thank you for mentioning it. But do no apologize. Please. It has been a very dark time for some people, so why should we not think about it and try to learn something out of it.I'm putting this out here and hope Moderators are okay with it. I did receive another similar response to yours Don so wish to share this with others what I wrote to another member. They were quite troubled and in hindsight, I can understand why. But please take a moment to read this. Again, to all I wasn't making a comparison; I was simply sharing the experience of an image that came to me uninvited. There could never ever be a comparison, so again…next time, better sense will prevail…here's my quote:
(unnamed), honestly I did struggle with this, but I was giving an honest moment by moment of what I experienced. While I was singing, that image literally came into my head. I didn't invite it... so I tried to state it as best I could. Now thinking about it, perhaps better sense should have prevailed. In no way, did I ever mean make a comparison; there couldn't possibly be one. I know that, believe me. So let me make a personal apology to you and will respond in kind to any other posts that reacted as you did. I appreciate that you reported it. I have the highest respect and admiration for moderators. Even met one face to face at our Camino event here in Victoria last week. Again I regret that I was the cause of your angst. I will do better. Maggie
Why should you regret your post? You were doing the right thing, which is thinking about an important thing. Slavery is abominable. Absolutely. And when you think about the way people tried to live through a life like that--very good. More people should do this. It could keep your mind busy for a long time. Apparently some people think this to be politically incorrect. It is not. Thank you for mentioning it. But do no apologize. Please. It has been a very dark time for some people, so why should we not think about it and try to learn something out of it.
Bom caminho
I think the point being made was singing lightens a situation one finds challenging and as we are all different, what one finds challenging, another finds peaceful. Thank goodness the Camino allows us all to celebrate those differences.YIKES! Slavery is not the way I think of the Meseta in anyway, shape or form. Your Meseta is not my Meseta. My Meseta is the most peaceful and loving place on Earth.
HiHi all!
My partner and I are starting our Camino a week from tomorrow (leaving from Porto) and after some practice walks, I'm a bit concerned about the mental fatigue of walking for so many hours a day. We did listen to some podcasts and such on some of the practice walks but I didn't know if anyone had some advice about how to pass the time. I understand that many use the time to consider their own personal journey but I noticed that just being in my own head for that long made me feel more tired and moody.
Appreciate all the help,
C
Yah, no, sorry @smallestsparrow. For me the whole Camino is a mental struggle. Depending on who I meet, who I come across. Bit when on mûy own or with company that is not my cup of tea, it is a struggle. But that is the C., that is why who should not expect C.2 to ne like C.1.
I feel every !&@ step, keep asking myself "when will I get there?". And when I do, shower, do laundry and rest for a bit, I start wondering why I couldn't walk on. How quickly one forgets the pain, pain that will come back in a flash.
I discovered the reason behind "stop and smell the flowers" on the C., but every step is still a stuggle. But I still go back every year for 3 weeks... Or 6% of every year. That has got to mean love, at least of some kind ;0).
Haaaaaaaaah HA!!!!One solution is to wear tight ill fitting shoes. Then you'll have blisters to distract from your 'mental fatigue'.
You won't have a problem unless you've spent your entire life watching Laverne and Shirley or other stupid sitcoms on TV and have become droolingly dependent on such entertainment.
I see you are still fairly new to the forum. Welcome! There are some very witty persons here ..... and many of them are still with us. Stick around.Haaaaaaaaah HA!!!!
Yes, some very funny people and it's worth following the forum even if I never ended up doing a camino! But hopefully, we will be taking off in March!I see you are still fairly new to the forum. Welcome! There are some very witty persons here ..... and many of them are still with us. Stick around.
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