by leslie on January 30, 2010
When writing here I have tried to make it relevant to one of the Camino Routes. All that is about to change, I have wanted to write more often but…
But what? I wouldn’t like the feed back if it wasn’t about the Camino? Strange…I don’t normally react like this.
From now on there is going to be a lot more of me, a lot more walking routes in different countries, more information on other pilgrimage sites, reviews of walking gear – I buy a lot of this, reviews of GPS toys – because they really are toys, and my comments on what is happening in the world generally – a place to rant and a place to explore.
My worries about the feedback, well after I have a look at the statistics of the website I have nothing to worry about really. Most people don’t read the blog section, most read the main pages of the web site and then the forum.
by leslie on December 15, 2009
Before going on the Camino I though that I would meet new and interesting people, and I did. I also discovered that the same type of people that annoy me at home annoyed me on the Camino.
For some reason I had thought that the type of people that annoyed me were particular to my country and society. I found on the Camino that they were universal. I was disappointed and naive. No matter where I went the people were generally the same and fell into the usual categories.
This meant I had to change my outlook. If the same people were always going to annoy me what could I do about it? I don’t like to feel annoyed so something had to be done.
My solution was to act and treat the people that annoyed me differently. Instead of trying to ignore them or get away from them as fast as possible I spent more time with them. An extra 10 seconds, an extra minute – this was something that I had to do slowly. I could not expect too much of myself in the beginning.
As I got to know them I cared, they still annoy me, but now I care at the same time and the balance seems to work for me.
