Call of the Camino

by Suzanne Redfearn

So much quiet, it’s like suddenly you’re forced to pay attention.”

Before criticizing another person, it is wise to walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he doesn’t like the criticism, you’re a mile away and wearing his shoes.

Every morning we are born again, and it’s what we do today that matters most.’

there’s no right path; there’s only the path you’re on and the single step in front of you.”

“Don’t think. Wish. And the future will be what you dream.”’”

Sometimes the only way forward is to take a step back.

There’s something uniquely moving about walking the Camino, humbling and illuminating. Hours of walking in nature does something to a person. Your mind turns off, and your feet march on, and in the vast emptiness, the essence of what it is to be human is revealed.

Yet one foot in front of the other, I climbed mountains and walked across a country. I learned how little I need and how much I have. How frail I am and how strong. I discovered things about myself I never knew.