April 6, 2013 Day 7 Villatuerta – Monjardin (12 km)

Outer Journey

Not a long way walking but a steep ascent of 350 meters.  I passed through Ayegui, Irache, Luquin and ended up in Monjardin…a lovely little town.  The church was closed due to the snow,  however, the owner of the little Auberge had a key and we had a private tour.

Inner Journey

I began my walk early in the morning, before the sun was entirely up.  It was snowing and cold.  The temperature was around 33 degrees.  I was thinking…¨This is surely crazy¨.  I saw the newspaper from the day before that had a story of some pilgrims being lost in the snow in Roncesvalles.  I felt glad I was out of there.  The others slept in; however, all I desired was to be away from that crazy Auberge without heat.  So, I started walking away.  My mind was chattering away complaining and blaming everything for my sore throat and fatigue.  Funny thing, two hours later, I found myself smiling and singing along The Way.  Nothing changed in my circumstances…I simply walked it off.  So I think I may be out of work…all my clients may need to do is ¨take a two hour walk and check in with me in the morning¨.

Seriously, as St. Augustine said, ¨Solvitir Ambulanco¨¨which means, Ït is solved by walking¨.  It supports the ontological framework that I use in my coaching practice and that is ¨reality¨ is created by the observer.  My circumstanced didn´t change but my perspective did.

What I learned is that a two hour walk can change my perspective on anything.  I will do my best to continue to incorporate ¨walking¨in my self-care routine when I return home.  My life and the ones I love deserve me living from the perspective of having walked!  Don´t you agree?

Buen Camino!

Alie