<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Agree. The Camino is not a race or an endurance contest<BR>
against yourself or competition with others. Walk slowly,<BR>
with the sun on your back and the breeze on your face.<BR>
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Forget schedules, daily distance goals, worries about progress,<BR>
concerns about weather, hot water, beds, etc. Turn your thoughts<BR>
and attention away from blisters, hunger, tiredness, aches and pains.<BR>
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Humble yourself and concentrate on the divinity every step, every minute<BR>
of every day. Watch in awe as the magic unfolds. The kingdom of God<BR>
is within you. Focus on it, hold your attention on the spark of the divine in your<BR>
soul and feel it cradle you in its loving warmth. Smile as the strange coincidences begin to happen, chuckle as the universe winks and nods its approval.<BR>
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Help those around you, encourage them, share your food, your water.<BR>
Give up your bottom bunk to someone older, handout small candies to<BR>
the villagers. <BR>
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Pray for the deliverance of all pilgrims past, present and future. </FONT></HTML>