Some might say “ let’s start at the very beginning, it’s a very good place to start” – but as I have no intention of teaching you, Dear Reader, to sing it is not helpful advice. Anyway you have been with me since August 2019 when I started this blog before embarking on my previous Camino. So the question still remains – where to start ? The obvious answer being “ Where you left off , of course?” So I will do exactly that by reminding you of the poem I signed off with back in March 2020 written in 1869 by Catherine O’Meara after the famine and titled”And people stayed home”
And the people stayed at home , and they read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still.
And they listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently. And the people healed. And in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.
And when 5he danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses and made new choices , and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.
Well it’s true to say that at the time I wrote that , and the blog that preceded it, I ( and I’m sure you too Dear Reader) had no idea what lay in store for us all. I think all I need say is that despite my intention to keep blogging , any creative flair I had disappeared into the ether. I began , as I said in my last blog , with making sure we ( that is for those who may be new to this, the Dearly Beloved, myself and Millie our Golden Retriever) had a routine. Friday afternoon became wine o’clock with my friend Linda on the phone ( you won’t be surprised at that I’m sure !!! Saturday become “ bacon sandwich day” and the day we spoke to friends in Spain, Barbara and Roy. Sunday became “ cooked breakfast day” and the day we video called Ray and Audrey friends in Canada, and David and Victoria friends in Spain. Monday became video call to Portland, Oregon to speak to our American friends Dick and Wendy . Of course there were many other calls made, glasses of wine shared over the telephone – but I’m pleased to say to this day Friday through Sunday continues as it did throughout the Covid crisis.
So we had routine … but those of you who know me will know I am a people person and the lack of face to face contact certainly , like many, had a negative effect on me hence no writing ! Before I move on, I’d like to share something I have literally just learnt …. Affect or Effect which should it be ….. simple, A is for action, E is for end result! I won’t forget that in a hurry …. well at my age and giving nothing away I’m proud to say I’ve just become eligible for “ concessions”!
Forgive me if you can’t see that- I’m having a bit of difficulty to say the least with all these technicalities- and now I see I only have 8% of battery left ….. and as for the iPad …….
So until tomorrow- yes I’m afraid so ….practise makes perfect so they say and boy do I need practise …
In the meantime be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a battle of some sort ….Im off to get charged up!
Camino Romero 