The Camino changed my life in ways I never thought were possible
Hello lovely people,
I wanted to share a bit of my story.
For a long time I (28F)had this quiet feeling inside me that something in my life was not quite right. I could not explain it. From the outside everything looked fine, but deep down I felt like I wanted change. I just never thought that a completely different life would actually be possible for me.
I had already walked the Camino Portugues before, but then I decided to walk the Camino Frances.
And something shifted.
It was not just the walking. It was the silence, the long hours with my thoughts, the people I met along the way. It felt like something inside me that had always been there finally opened. I realized that I had been searching for something, even though I could not name it before.
The Camino did not give me answers in a direct way. But it changed how I feel about myself and my life.
After the Camino my life slowly started to change. I left my long term relationship. I changed my job. And for the first time in my life I started living alone.
Before that I would have never even considered these things as real options. I thought my life would follow a certain path. But the Camino showed me that I can choose differently.
It changed me deeply. In my mind and in my soul.
If you are thinking about walking the Camino, I just want to say this
Do it.
Everything you are looking for might already be inside you. Sometimes you just need the space to find it.
Lots of love,
Ella 🤍
