How much do we focus on a task but barely notice the process? I remember doing El Camino with a friend and almost turning our pilgrimage into another task. Our obsession was to arrive to the end, and for the first few days, we didn’t realize our mistake. We kept going, without really seeing around us, oblivious to the people, the landscape, even to our own bodies and souls.
The Journey
Once we discovered the journey is experienced moment by moment, everything changed. By being present to the gifts of every moment, El Camino opened up for us as a journey to be experienced together. The walk turned into a real pilgrimage, with unforgettable experiences, stories shared together, landscapes filled with beauty, ups and downs, and a real sense of life going through us and nurturing the insights and the wisdom we were searching for.
Take a moment of reflection:
The journey is in this moment.
Moment by moment be open,
Stay present to the gifts
In the here and now.