Reading Dennis Welton ‘s article ~ sharing his insights on the Camino de Santiago trail - hit a chord (thanks for sharing the article - Hilary Simon!!!)
When going to the Army for the start of 2 years National Service back on 1983 - 40 years ago today - my family made sure I had 3 suitcases - 1 filled with every med you can think of for every ailment that one might have! - and something for every potential weather condition!!
Walking mile after mile with my luggage made me quickly figure out what is really important enough to carry !! (Thank you Richard Levy for helping me shlep this baggage 🧳 🧳🧳 all those years ago!
- What did I really need?
- What would have happened had I just carried a simple backpack with the bare essentials?
- Would I have been worse off?
There is nothing in those suitcases that I really needed!!!
It was baggage!!
"You carry your fears in your backpacks".
- you are afraid that you will run out of food and go hungry - so you carry too much food.
- you are afraid of freezing then you carry too many clothes.
- you fear not being able to find a place to sleep then you load yourself down with a tent and camping equipment.
These fears and shit things that happened to you in the past may weigh you down….
- How much baggage and fear do you carry around you - in case something might happen?
- How do you free yourself from these fears and pains?
The pain caused by carrying your fears in your backpack causes you to be irritable and cranky making you behave and react to life and the people in it in a lousy way
- How do you shed those things that you carry around every day that you should have dumped long ago?
- How do you live like the real authentic you - free from those fears - enabling people to see the real you?
Examine each item , see if you really need it or not
If not then let it go!!
Chuck!!!
It is not you - it is a thing!!!
It is - FEAR - false evidence appearing real
Have the courage to dump it - walk away from it and start moving forward lighter and more agile …. You will soon wonder why you were carrying it to begin with !!
Lighten your load
Shed your fears and useless junk from your past!
Let it go and walk lightly and freely - knowing you are at one with your universe!
The Universe will provide
The article that inspired this blog