Call of the Camino

by Suzanne Redfearn

“The Camino has absorbed many tears,” he said at one point. “And it is a keeper of secrets.”

Carlos lifts his sangria. “To beginning, and to getting it done!”

My eyes catch on a small cyclone of orange and yellow 237leaves in front of a headstone a few meters in, and I read the words engraved on it: 1814 I was once what you are now. You will one day be what I am now.

you can’t live your life based on someone else’s happiness.

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.

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

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