BAHHHHHHHHH...by NR

I have always been under the impression that if your mind says that you can do it, your body will follow. Well, I have learned that this is not the case, as I write this blog from the prideful part of me that says the above HAS to be true. Today, I am stuck, I mean, resting in Astorga, Spain. I will spend the next two days here healing and then catch up with Em in Vallefranca. Yesterday, we had the best time listening to nature´s music: the wheat fields whistling, the trees soft song and the sound of accomplishment as we heard our footsteps moving onward. The last couple of km´s left me talking aloud, coaching my feet to keep moving. Em agreed that our feet were howling and we looked anxiously towards the town in front of us. We hitchhiked the last km, as the heat was unbearable. As the nice (and safe) man dropped us off at the hostel, I could feel my legs shutting down. As we sat down infront of the hostel´s host, he immediately read my emotion. He then showed us his leg, which was ravaged and disfigured from 27 walks through the Camino. Reading the dismay upon my face and the well of tears I held back, he said, ¨My friend, the Camino is not just this road, it is whatever journey your soul takes. The piece of paper when you reach the end just says what you did, but not how the journey played out. I can tell your strong but you need to let your body do the talking for today. Tomorrow, you stay here with me¨. Em and I had a discussion about what to do next and decided together that she would walk on and take good pictures. So, our journey has again led us in two diverged roads, both leading us to life-long lessons that are surely valuable. I woke up today and hugged Em goodbye and a peace came over me about what I was learning at this moment. That is, that sometimes this ol mind needs to learn the value in rest, peace and a lack of control. It is a lesson I thought I learned a couple of weeks ago, but I guess I have further to go. And I am okay with this journey and I look forward to greeting Em with stories of growth and visa versa. God provided Em with Alexa, a Californian to walk with today and Anna from Texas will stay with me until I head out again. We have certainly added angels to this list, thanks be to God.