On the 11th of October it will be exactly three months since I arrived in Santiago de Compostella. On that day in July my feet were light and my backpack no longer weighed me down. I had survived!
I had walked up to thirty kilometers on some of the days, stayed in hostels with strangers and shared meals, stories and band-aids. I cried, prayed and laughed until my stomach hurt. It had taken me 35 days to reach my destination.
There is so much that I would like to share but for all this time I felt the need to just be. I needed to absorb, process and be thankful.
About halfway through my journey I came across the stone pictured below. I was immediately drawn to it and I knew that I had received a powerful reminder:
'Be still, and know that I am God.' ~ Psalm 46:10
As the words fall in place and before the memories become too distant, I am writing about my experience. Chapter one of what I hope will become a book is done and I feel as if I am on a new journey altogether! As I write, things are starting to make sense and I am realising that almost every single day brought a new lesson - some I am only understanding now as I put everything into words!
I've decided to continue sharing some of my experiences here on my faithful little blog, even if by now I'm probably the only one still reading it! And when all is said and done - I will continue to hold on to the very special message contained in Psalm 46!
Fantastic! We're waiting for the book.
ReplyDeleteJJ!! You're still reading! So nice hearing from you!
DeleteHej - I've been waiting and I think many others too. How about a few pics - the words can come later. These two already speak more to me than a thousand words. xx
ReplyDeleteDear Karin! Thank you for not giving up on me, you're still here as well! Will post some more pics - I do have more than 2000 to choose from! :)
DeleteHi Emilene, great to read you're blogging and writing again. I agree with Karin...show us a couple pics please! xx
ReplyDeleteWill do!! :)
DeleteHorray!!! Have so been waiting for you to be ready to do this!! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're such an inspiration - reading about your own journey kept me motivated for so many months! I hope we get to meet on the road one day, that would be such a treat!
DeleteSo excited and happy that your ready at last to do this!! :-) I remember Ian teasing me that it took me as long or longer to finish adding pics and blogging as it did to walk it!! Enjoy your walk down memory lane!
ReplyDeleteI remember - it took you a while as well! I get it now! It would have been impossible to start writing about it immediately after getting back home. I will admit - I never expected the experience to be as intense as it turned out to be. What a blessing!
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