In the chaos of life, we dance amidst your eccentricity, a rebel with a soul of pure gold.
Your devotion to your mother knows no bounds, akin to your unwavering faith in the Virgin Mary.
We laugh, we share in the cacophony of your tales, a friend and protector, steadfast as a brother.
Our journeys intertwined, I am blessed to encounter a silent guardian, his heart a treasure trove of compassion and kindness.
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.”
— John Muir
Introduction
It has been weeks since we have finished the walked in Santiago de Compostela . Weeks seems like days and we have our own way of holding on to that special week of ourlives .
REDISCOVERING OURSELVES
Before the Camino we have this pre concieve notion of ourselves . This is manifested with the line of thinking of ” gosh I am old can’t walk that far.” Or the feeling of we have been friends like forever she will never surprise me.
The week that we have walked redefine our limits, our kindness , our friendship , our determination and our patience .
-REDEFINING OUR LIMITS.
This was that moment that some of you hiked up the hills of Sarria or that moment that Beh Sally just walked in the dark bushes of Palas de Rei not wanting to stop , or ate Violy and Tes saying that that they can only walked 5 hrs a day but ended up doing two 21km , or Mader and Ate cing who walked 28 km .. Their Faith redefine their limits and Hope formed our Determination to see the end of the camino .
– Being Kind in a different level
We shared a certain attentiveness to our fellow peregerinos , experiencing the warmth of their testimonies .
We extend our helping hands without any second thoughts it was like the Cuban Lady story .
“It was one of those downhill trail that we have noticed her. She struggle for her steps as she decends. She was walking alone , her group went ahead . A half blind Cuban lady determine to walk her 115 km pilgrimage trial.
I took her cane, hold her hand as we go down one step at a time ..
She said ” thank you for your time and kindness “
No matter what language you are speaking or nationality . We can always understand gratitude and kindness.”
-The Test of Friendship and Patience
For quiet sometime now I have been traveling with friends and we have this anecdote that says ” we will not travel together for more than 3 days or else we will be with each others nerves .”
Traveling with friend is a break or make things especially if you have been confronted with circumstances like fatique , hunger and all that is in between .
Little rifts arises , walk outs and of course the infamous exchange of words .. we were tired at times wet and most of the time hungry. It was the glare of kuya Libs towards kuya Rey during one of those discussions .. its when kuya Libs just walked away and at our first stop Kuya Rey would buy him a water ..then they smiled towards each other
In us , with us is the Love for our Friend ,it is not those clashes that counts it was those undefine reconciliations ,we never knew when or how but we hug and say sorry .. we moved on .
To Conclude
As we continue with our daily lives , we know that we have been formed by thd bug of the camino , Mader bravely walked more than 10,000 a day when it was a struggle before . As Kuya Libs roamed around Boston and NYC with the itch of the Camino in his heart . And I continued to eat nuts and raisens ( typical lunch that kuya Libs and Ate Beth).
As Ate Luz and I have agreed that the camino have strengthen our friendship .
Above all, there is this unspoken bond that has been created in each one of us .
We continue to say “Buen Camino” to each other…let that bug of kindness and love continue to reign in our hearts ..
Till our next journey ❤️
It can hurt you , heal you
Makes you cry and smile
Love is powerful it can make you fall and raise up .
Imprisoned and liberates you.
Love is holding on and letting go at the right time LoVe defies everything
I am the center of my universe , the Sun of my rain clouds , the laughter of my tears.
I am the star that shines in midst of my darkness.
I am the wholeness of me , I am enough , I am love and I am bless
I am the center of my universe
I choose to shine in hours of darkness
I choose to smile in the midst of my tears
I choose to forgive and learn instead of lingering on to hate .
I choose me above anyone else .
Nobody knows you the way You know You .
No one can protect you the way you protect YOU .
Your tears ,your smile , your lessons are all experienced by YOU
Even if the whole world will stand against you , as long as you have yourself everything will be fine .
Love yourself more than anything else in this world !!
Sunrise , sunlight shine upon me .. your ray , your warmth inspired my thounghts ..
Deep breath , fresh air … refresh my mind , replenish my hungry soul .
I raise my hand , bow head humbled my heart as I embark a journey of unknown adventure ..
It will be okey .
My dearest Moonwalkers89,
The journey that we have embarked started way back in 2019 a nonchalant conversion turned into reality. A small scaled community service that created a ripple to the society.
Over and Over you will always tell me that I am an amazing leader … But I became who I am now because you made me feel Love , appreciated and the truth is YOU ARE ALL VERY AMAZING!! There so many instances that I caught myself admiring you .Hats off to the passion , unselfish love that you have in serving the community , in not having a second thoughts of sharing your Time.
Time is the greatest contribution that you can share . It is priceless and once it’s lost we can never take it back. We valued the moments that have we shared , laughter’s and at times that hard discussions until we reach to that point of agreement.
I love the fact that we shine with our differences ,we embrace them with no pre judgmental questions… You are who you are as I am who I am and it is okey .
Four years have passed and the communities that we have managed to be the source of hope to those fainted hearts . I pray that we shall be guided in the rest of our endeavours.
My dear Moonwalkers, we have started as classmates became good friends and now you are a part of me, you are my family .. Let me hold your hand , hug you or simply listen to those untold stories of yours .
Let us explore more , love and serve with purpose .. Humble our hearts as He guides us through .. Let us share the same dreams, and let console each other if things becomes challenging ..
We walk side by side as we hope that what’ s ahead of us will be the one that we have been praying for awhile .
Good luck for the next endeavours
Forever Proud
Mayora
Sunrise , sunlight .. breath the morning dew .
Still mind , silence thoughts .. Breath life
Letting lose , letting go .. acceptance , humbling down
Bow my head ,close my eyes .. when will come will come .. what will blow will blow I surrender to the law of the universe .
Breath in …breath out
Everything will be fine
There is this point in ourlives that we face with situations that we are not comfortable with . No matter how you would choose to look at it tackle it you will still end up being hurt.
There moments in ourlives that we are painted by the colors that does not describe the totally of us. It was a color that once came due to a situation. This becomes your color. No matter how many times you became a brighter shade. There will always be people that will remember you as a dark tone .
Months I have struggled , I wanted to prove them wrong , I wanted to unhurt myself by understanding the situation. But I can’t . So the cycle of being judge , feeling unsure circles around me.
Until that moment that I realized I know me better that anyone else . I am me , I am not perfect , I am a person that is embodied with different shades . I am colorful . I accept me and I love me …that is all that matters. I will wipe my tears look up to the sun …
I will shine because I am colorful … I am free .. I have learn and I am a beautiful imperfect soul .
