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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings John & Ida,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your e-mail - I found it so
encouraging. Could I ask you to pray for a successful camino for my
husband John and I. That God will reveal Himself to us and that our
prayers for our daughter Claire will be answered.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 05, 2002 5:54
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: miles per day</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">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><BR>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><BR>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><BR>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><BR>Pray for the
deliverance of all pilgrims past, present and future.
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