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I'm sure I'm having a serious case of pre-camino blues!!! Anyone else felt this....is it normal
I will be doing the Camino at end May this year and have been planning it for a year already.
I am having such trouble concentrating on anything else at the moment. Work and people are irritating me immensely and I just want to tell everyone to get lost and just start walking!!!
I'm sure I'm having a serious case of pre-camino blues!!! Anyone else felt this....is it normal
So glad I'm not alone! I'm trying to conclusively decide whether to take trainers *and* sandalsDefinitely feeling this myself, and have also been wondering whether it’s “normal”. Glad I’m not alone. May 6 can’t get here quickly enough, but I’m going to use the time between now and then as constructively as I can. (Will probably take me at least that long to conclusively decide whether taking a rain jacket *and* a poncho really is a good idea.)
Oh wow davebugg thank you for the wake up call! You are so right and I really needed to hear that! Thank you for taking the time in writing that. Definitely need that guidance ... wanna walk with me! Haha! Seriously thank you. You have no idea how much I needed to hear that!Hi, Salpal. . . .
Part of the reason folks walk a pilgrimage is to gain a sense of balance mentally, physically, and spiritually. It seems that now is a good time to begin. . . to take those things that are bothering or upsetting you, and try to identify ways to cope.
It might help to write your thoughts down, as stresses occur. This can help you focus on practical ways to deal with those things that are getting to you.
Strengthen and build your core muscle-group of Patience; it will serve you well when you finally start your walk. This can help help you spiritually and mentally as much as physical conditioning will help your cardiovascular system and muscles.
Daily life on Camino is filled with potential irritations and venues of impatience. From snoring in albergue dorms, to concern about finding a bed after a weary day of walking, to bikes whizzing by at breakneck speed demanding that YOU move out of the way. . . So now is a great opportunity to build patience.
Focus on the 'now'. Anticipation of a future event is demanding the bulk of your attention, sort of like when we were kids waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. So meditate on and practice Contentment at meeting your needs in the present.
Walking a Camino is almost a forced focus on what you are experiencing and feeling, not just for the day, but from one moment to the next. It is a cycle of sleeping, walking, and eating. Rinse and repeat. If one is not content with doing that, but is, instead, constantly focused on how quickly you can get to a certain place to see certain sights or experience a certain event or make sure you have a bed or . . . Well, you might miss the goodness of the walking by fixating on what is to come, instead of what you have right then.
Think of 'today' NOT as a blockade to what you want to do in May, but as a blessing of opportunities at work and home. As you work your physical body in training, use your daily life to work out mentally and spiritually. The future will come soon enough.
I was planning my first Camino for Sept/Oct this year, but an hour ago, informed my husband that it will likely be May/June. Getting impatient to go.I will be doing the Camino at end May this year and have been planning it for a year already.
I am having such trouble concentrating on anything else at the moment. Work and people are irritating me immensely and I just want to tell everyone to get lost and just start walking!!!
I'm sure I'm having a serious case of pre-camino blues!!! Anyone else felt this....is it normal
I will be doing the Camino at end May this year and have been planning it for a year already.
I am having such trouble concentrating on anything else at the moment. Work and people are irritating me immensely and I just want to tell everyone to get lost and just start walking!!!
I'm sure I'm having a serious case of pre-camino blues!!! Anyone else felt this....is it normal
I will be doing the Camino at end May this year and have been planning it for a year already.
I am having such trouble concentrating on anything else at the moment. Work and people are irritating me immensely and I just want to tell everyone to get lost and just start walking!!!
I'm sure I'm having a serious case of pre-camino blues!!! Anyone else felt this....is it normal
Lots of great thoughts there.Hi, Salpal. . . .
Part of the reason folks walk a pilgrimage is to gain a sense of balance mentally, physically, and spiritually. It seems that now is a good time to begin. . . to take those things that are bothering or upsetting you, and try to identify ways to cope.
It might help to write your thoughts down, as stresses occur. This can help you focus on practical ways to deal with those things that are getting to you.
Strengthen and build your core muscle-group of Patience; it will serve you well when you finally start your walk. This can help help you spiritually and mentally as much as physical conditioning will help your cardiovascular system and muscles.
Daily life on Camino is filled with potential irritations and venues of impatience. From snoring in albergue dorms, to concern about finding a bed after a weary day of walking, to bikes whizzing by at breakneck speed demanding that YOU move out of the way. . . So now is a great opportunity to build patience.
Focus on the 'now'. Anticipation of a future event is demanding the bulk of your attention, sort of like when we were kids waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. So meditate on and practice Contentment at meeting your needs in the present.
Walking a Camino is almost a forced focus on what you are experiencing and feeling, not just for the day, but from one moment to the next. It is a cycle of sleeping, walking, and eating. Rinse and repeat. If one is not content with doing that, but is, instead, constantly focused on how quickly you can get to a certain place to see certain sights or experience a certain event or make sure you have a bed or . . . Well, you might miss the goodness of the walking by fixating on what is to come, instead of what you have right then.
Think of 'today' NOT as a blockade to what you want to do in May, but as a blessing of opportunities at work and home. As you work your physical body in training, use your daily life to work out mentally and spiritually. The future will come soon enough.
I will be doing the Camino at end May this year and have been planning it for a year already.
I am having such trouble concentrating on anything else at the moment. Work and people are irritating me immensely and I just want to tell everyone to get lost and just start walking!!!
I'm sure I'm having a serious case of pre-camino blues!!! Anyone else felt this....is it normal
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