{"id":1913,"date":"2015-09-21T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T01:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robscamino.com\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:28:22","slug":"more-post-camino-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/more-post-camino-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"More Post Camino Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s 107 days since I walked in to Santiago de Compostela<\/strong><\/em>, having departed from St Jean 40 days before.<\/p>\n

And I\u00a0still reflect on my walk.\u00a0 Almost daily.\u00a0 I still follow the Camino of others on the Camino Forum.\u00a0 And now I’m thinking of my next Camino.<\/p>\n

But what has changed if anything?\u00a0\u00a0 Am I just back into the daily grind?\u00a0 Or are there lasting Camino impacts?<\/p>\n

I think it would be hard to spend 40 days on the road, mainly alone, with all that time to think and reflect, and not be changed in some lasting way….<\/p>\n

So three\u00a0and a bit months later, what do I feel has changed for me?<\/p>\n

Here are some random thoughts:<\/p>\n

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  1. I’m calmer<\/em><\/strong>. Not that I really used to get angry or upset before my Camino.\u00a0 But now I’m just more relaxed about things.\u00a0 I certainly don’t stress as much. And to a degree….the Camino provides….still.<\/li>\n
  2. I’ve put on Weight<\/em><\/strong>! Well that’s not good.\u00a0 My Camino appetite remained, but not the exercise.\u00a0\u00a0 I have a feeble excuse in that I finally got around to having my Achilles tendons re scanned.\u00a0 And they are a lot worse than\u00a0before my Camino.\u00a0 So I’ll need to get into my Camino routine of stretching, icing, physio, etc to reduce the inflammation and pain.\u00a0 Ready for the next Camino!<\/li>\n
  3. I’m Happy Alone<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 I’ve always been perfectly comfortable with just my own company.\u00a0 But I need to make an effort not to turn into some kind of recluse!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That would not be good or healthy…\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I think it will take a bit more time to ‘re-integrate’ back into being with other people all the time….<\/li>\n
  4. I’m Planning Ahead<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Having had a taste of a period without work and responsibility, I now realise my work is not my life.\u00a0 It doesn’t define me.\u00a0 What’s that lovely quote from the Movie.\u00a0 “Dad you don’t choose a life…you live one”.\u00a0 <\/em>For the last 40 years my work has defined me.\u00a0 Now I need ‘re defining’ …….\u00a0\u00a0 A bit of a work in progress.\u00a0 But life beyond full time work is looking more and more attractive.<\/li>\n
  5. More Trips and time out<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 My wife Pat and I are planning some trips.\u00a0 Including a mini Camino….<\/li>\n
  6. Who’s Important?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Another work in progress.\u00a0 Following a strong\u00a0‘reminder’ from above when I was kneeling at the Cruz de Ferro.\u00a0\u00a0 There\u00a0are others for whom I need to give more time….<\/li>\n
  7. Spiritual Connection<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 That’s still there, though not as ‘ever present’ as it was whilst walking past Churches and road side crosses every day….pausing to reflect….<\/li>\n
  8. Clothing …..\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> Oh, and I wear my Camino walking gear to work every day!\u00a0 No, it’s not as mad as it sounds.\u00a0 I only live 1 km from work so I generally walk to work.\u00a0 My Camino gear is very comfortable.\u00a0 And…..my Achilles tendons are still bad and my walking boots have great support and insoles that help a lot.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And Yes. If I am visiting clients I put on ‘work wear’……<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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