To Burrrrrgos…Perspective

I don’t only say Burrrrgos because it was so cold when I was walking today (first use of my fleece!) but because Lutz really liked how the Spaniards said it and would exaggerate it. 😆

I thought I’d demonstrate via photo how my delicious Camino breakfast can look. Especially with that back drop!

Yesterday was a wet walking day and today, as mentioned was cold. I was inclined to consider them both crummy walking days. Yesterday after the walk in Atepuerca I ran into Aisha (the Canadian that’s Conor’s age) and chatted briefly. Her take was that the rain was a nice change of pace from the heat. I found it surprising and interesting she had that take.

Today I walked briefly alongside a South Korean woman named Su-Jin (“Sue”). She is a producer for theater there. She studied in San Diego and worked briefly in Manhattan. She was between productions and finally, after 10 years, was able to do the Camino after watching a documentary about it all those years ago. She too thought the cold weather today was a glorious shift, despite being less dressed than I was!

Having both experiences back to back had me reconsider my own perspective. None were wrong, but theirs was certainly more positive. I also realized how influential their perspective was in getting me out of my more negative view.

That’s another reason why it’s so good to surround myself with hope-filled people. Mary would be the first to claim I’m a pessimist (I argue I’m a realist!). As Christians we should ultimately be people of hope. And I find it’s so much more helpful to me to surround myself with such hope-filled people. It has the ability to influence my own thinking and adjust my perspective.Lue lisää