In case you didn’t know, my friend and fellow coach, Susan Baghdadi, and I have been on a retreat on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. We’ve planned to walk 110 kilomeers along an ancient pilgrimage route that’s seen the likes of the Knights Templar, Charlemagne, Napoleon, John Adams and Shirley MacLaine (!).
A friend of Susan’s advice was to “Stroll, Sashay and Smile” on our trip, not worrying about pace, not worrying about how well we did, not worrying, even, about whether or not we walk at all.
Susan and I had planned a few S’s of our own when designing this Re-Treat:
Silence – to connect with our inner nature, with the divine spark that stirs us and calls us to inspired action, we need to just shut the heck up sometimes. So we will. Stay tuned to see how we do with this.
Spirit – for both of us, this journey’s been a wildly improbably goal that was never actually articulated to anyone. We both feel as though we’ve been guided by some unseen force to finally meet here in Spain (another “S”) to walk to Santiago (and there’s another “S”), on what has been a spiritual pilgrimage path for thousands over the last 11 centuries.
Stressless – the planning is done, we’re here in Spain, and now it’s time to let the adventure unfold as it will.
Sarria – this town is our jumping (or should I say, “strolling”) off point for the journey.
See the video below for Susan’s version of sashaying:
These sashaying cows are much better than their running bull counterparts, I’d say! 🙂
Ssssssoooo inspired by you both…walking with you in ssssspirit!