Don’t reach, just walk - The Camino provides

The days have really started to merge together.

A few days ago feel like a few months ago.

A few weeks ago feels like a life time ago.

There really is a kinda magic happening here which is hard to put into words.

The armour has definitely been stripped away. I feel so much more connected than I have in years.

I feel connected to the environment.

I feel connected and able to connect with people.

But most importantly I feel more connected with myself (how cliché I know 🤷🏻‍♂️)

It’s been 16days of walking now and a fair amount of distance has been covered. But if I can be honest, the walking and the distances really don’t mean much.

I find myself looking back to the first few days when I had no idea what was going on, where I met someone on day 2 who told me to relax. The Camino provides. And honestly, she was so so so so SO right.

In the early days I hurt my ankle and was really considering just turning back home because I was so lost and said ”meh, whatever“, but the ankle pain made me slow down and that’s where it all started coming together.

I came here knowing nothing, expecting nothing, not knowing what I am looking for, and the Camino definitely provided me with exactly what I needed. Particularly the quote ”don’t reach, just walk”

In following that advice, all the connections that were necessary happened. On their own.

I have found my Camino family, who has Helped me so much to remember, rediscover and redefine who I am, and wish to be. To see myself for what I truly am instead of what I used to see myself to be.

The slow pace of things here truly allows for me to acknowledge and prioritize the thoughts and feelings which I believe are important. Surrounded by people who are on their own way for their own reasons.

There is so much love, so much honesty, so much care, so much of what truly matters.

I have received so much love, here on my camino, and in my entire life. But in the fast pace of everyday life the brain gets so full of bullshit it’s hard to acknowledge it.

Right now I really can. And it’s allowing me to spread some of the love back.

I’m so blessed and I’m so grateful.