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{Rachael, the Mama of the family}
- Time of past OR future Camino
- walking every day for the rest of my life
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Indeed!This time I am made much more aware of that which has always been the truth - on our own, we do nothing; we walk only if God is willing.
I, too, have read the posts you mention. Some people can't seem to help themselves when it comes to judging others. They are free to express their judgmental opinions (and expose themselves as being self-righteous), just as we are free to ignore them. You do what you think is best. Buen Camino.I have read posts about it being selfish to walk and I have contemplated this view.
I have also thought about the economic impact on these little places that largely rely on pilgrims - when one considers THAT it seems selfish NOT to walk.
@Phoenix I understand how some of those posts can come across as judgmental, but I prefer to think those people were merely expressing their own opinion and not consciously judging others - at least that feels like a generous reading to me. I appreciate their concerns, and have added them to the mix of things to consider when making a decision. Rather than ignoring them, I let them help inform my thinking. This has the potential to be quite an emotive topic and I do my best to assume the best of others and try to leave a trail of peace while at the same time offering other views if I think they may be of benefit to the discussion. Thanks for your support too.I, too, have read the posts you mention. Some people can't seem to help themselves when it comes to judging others. They are free to express their judgmental opinions (and expose themselves as being self-righteous), just as we are free to ignore them. You do what you think is best. Buen Camino.
I have read posts about it being selfish to walk and I have contemplated this view.
I have also thought about the economic impact on these little places that largely rely on pilgrims - when one considers THAT it seems selfish NOT to walk.
No, i hadn’t! I WAS planning on purchasing little badge at the Valencia Association to join my other shells...but this is a good idea.In the event that you cancel your proposed journey, have you considered making an appropriate donation to the camino associations in the areas through which you had hoped to walk?
What lovely work! I knit, but am hopeless with crochet. What a nice way to have warmth at night on the Camino.I have plans to walk from Valencia at the end of April.
I have discovered my insurance company will pay up if the government issues a DO NOT TRAVEL TO SPAIN mandate or the airline cancels flights. This is reassuring.
I have read posts about it being selfish to walk and I have contemplated this view.
I have also thought about the economic impact on these little places that largely rely on pilgrims - when one considers THAT it seems selfish NOT to walk.
There is nothing else I can do right now. So I wait. I pray for those impacted. I surrender. I hope.
And I make a little progress each day on what I hope will be my next camino blanket, one commemorating spring flowers in green fields.
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Thank you so much. The blanket is turning out to be beautiful and unexpected - I’m hopeful the same will be true of life!@Kiwi-family, I saw this thread pop up on my notices, and I couldn't help but remember your earlier comment on the risks and loose threads of the blanket and the Camino, almost as if each was a metaphor for the other, and both a metaphor for life. I hope and pray your blanket has come together even as Valencia has unraveled.
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