Tonight I shared my blog with more people. These friends have been meeting with me in my book club for 3 1/2 years and we have talked about the Camino on a number of occassions. We even read Shirley MacLaine's book The Camino together. This month (October) we will read Paulo Coelho's The Pilgrimage together so I thought it an opportune time to go public with my plans.
It's hard for me to share this blog. Harder than I thought. Most people probably do not see how intensely introverted I am. They do not know how little they really know of me. To keep an online journal means to put yourself out there for the whole world to read about. It's a pretty scary thing especially to such a private person as I am. But this is all part of the process, a part of the change and the growth. To put my thoughts into print for those trusted ones I have chosen to share this information with, and those that they trust and share my address with.
It is a long road to get to Spain. It will take a great deal of time. Most of the preparation for me is in my mind. To be ready, to be open to the change, is the most important preparation I can make. So I open my heart to this blog in hopes that my world will grow and my friends will understand.
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