Posts by Carol Guttery
The Heaviest Things, Objects, Items & Stuff
Sitting on the side of the trail nursing her blisters and inflamed calves caused by an overburdened backpack, a woman meets a Camino angel who offers her a vital insight that changes her pilgrimage and ultimately her path in life.
Read MoreFilm Review: Camino
Hany Farag reviews “Camino,” a Danish film about an estranged father and daughter on pilgrimage together to fulfill the dying wish of their wife and mother.
Read MoreThe Left-Behind Clothing
In this poem, Lawrence Jones muses about some discarded attire spotted along the way and the cautionary tale it may offer fellow pilgrims.
Read MoreLightening the Camino with Song
When the road gets weary, songleader Tom Friesen finds there’s nothing like belting out a good tune to lift your spirits and lighten your load. And nothing creates Camino community quite like an albergue singalong.
Read MoreThe Downside of Lightening Your Load on the Camino
More and more, pilgrims are lightening their load by discarding worn-out boots, trash, and even human waste on the trail. A new tradition encourages pilgrims to pick up just one item of litter each day of their pilgrimage, to help lighten the load of trash on the Camino.
Read MoreThe Camino Means Freedom
Miserable, burned out, and on the verge of breakdown from the stresses of running a small business, a husband and wife watch the movie The Way and are compelled to sell their business and set out on the Camino to reclaim their life.
Read MoreLightening Your Load: A Photo Collection
A collection of photos that consider this issue’s theme, “Lightening Your Load,” from various perspectives.
Read MoreBook Review: The Camigas Scarf – Mother
Amy Horton reviews Alder Allensworth’s “The Camigas Scarf: Mother” the first novel in a three-part series inspired by an actual scarf that has created a special connection among women across many Caminos.
Read MoreLosing Things
A poem by Suzanne Doerge that considers the things we lose along the way and the finding of ourselves in the losing.
Read MoreDisburdening
In this poem by Shoshana D. Kerewsky, a pilgrim experiences a washing away of burdens when caught in a downpour of rain in Santiago de Compostela.
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