Leon Bound

We have moved into the flatter part of the walk - hallelujah!!!
In the last couple of days we have walked across the Mesetta which are a series of highland plateaus planted lushly with crops and vines. There is no-one around for many a mile and our only companions are the singing larks that circle the sky above us. In the isolation of these tracks that wander over the flat plateaus you are drawn deeply into your own reasons for making this journey.
For me the last few years have been a period of transition and change. A time in which I have come to deal with the pain of human divorce and also encounter the joy of returning - for it has been a joy - to ministry within the Church. In the last few weeks in the conversations I have had with those whom I have met making this journey I have discovered that my own personal care is for human beings. When I reflect on my time as a detective I recall that my concern was not with the detecting of crime but more an interest in the choices made so often by some who have no other choices to make. Don´t take me wrong in this, there were clearly those whom I dealt with who were recidivist in their being and they sought only to take or harm. However, there were a large number of those whom I worked with who were involved in pretty crime due to feeding their drug habit. Its this concern for people that makes me now clear to my commitment to ministry.
As to the letting go of the shame and associated feelings of divorce - well that is something which I have been reflecting on in this walking. I realise that the time has clearly come to let go of the regrets and shameful feelings associated with the failure of a marriage. The future of my life lies only ahead of me as the steps leading me onward to Santiago. Throughout the last couple of weeks I have had to post home excess baggage that was simply weighing me down and making every step more of an effort. In doing so I have freed myself of almost 7-8kg of weight! You have no idea how light my bag now feels when I lift it on to my shoulders. This letting go of excess baggage has caused me to realise that I have feelings and regrets that have been hanging around for too long - like my excess 7-8kg they need to go. Whilst, its not so easy to visit a post office and put them in a box, I do realise that it is time to let some of these things go.
I have to say that this walk has begun to take over my thinking and my experience as you would expect. It has been a fantastic journey so far and I look forward to the future lessons it has yet to share. I hope all of you are well and I´ll keep on sauntering!
Leon is only 5 days away!
Cheers for now!
Scott