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Walking the Camino's Way

Images & recollections from the 40 day, 555 mile pilgrimage I walked along the Camino de Santiago in the Fall of 2008 ...

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―Dear God, I sometimes fear --<br />

Let me have <strong>the</strong> courage to Love<br />

anyway … Dear God, I am<br />

sometimes sad -- Let me have <strong>the</strong><br />

courage to be joyous anyway …<br />

Dear God, I am sometimes<br />

desirous -- Let me have <strong>the</strong><br />

courage to do good for o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

anyway.‖ ~ anonymous<br />

Here, <strong>the</strong> ―Meseta‖ (Spanish for ―plateau‖) is in <strong>the</strong> full force of its raw nothingness.<br />

Traditionally, this 200+/- mile stretch of <strong>the</strong> Path is <strong>the</strong> region where pilgrims often<br />

experience <strong>the</strong> internal catharsis & purification that comes from <strong>the</strong> prolonged exposure<br />

to such radical austerity. Personally, I found this section of <strong>the</strong> journey very soothing --<br />

though I respect that I am definitely in <strong>the</strong> minority in this regard.<br />

―Why not go out on a limb …<br />

Isn‘t that where <strong>the</strong> fruit is?‖<br />

~ Albert Einstein<br />

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