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I had to wake up all year at 6 am for basketball practices and I dreaded it. Getting up at 4:30, on the court at 6, until 8 am when it was time for class! That’s a very long day, and I could never get my body used to that process three times a week.<\/p>\n
Similarly coming to Spain, I dreaded the idea of getting up early at 7-8 am and walking for 6 whole hours of my day. Thinking about things this way, has made it hard to get out of bed some mornings as I know I’m trekking into the cold weather, with no gloves (I lost them), and not being able to return to the bed for atleast 8 hours.<\/p>\n
One morning, I got up a little too early and around 6 i set out with a friend from the UK named Daisy, who frequently gets up earlier and out the door before 7 am. She is always one of the first people up, ruffling her back pack and items to get ready to head to the next place.<\/p>\n
The sky was dark and you could still see the stars for about 20 minutes before the sun started to show her face. The sky is consumed by the light trying to force its way in during this time, and it fights hard. It turns from dark blue to lighter blue, to a yellow, to stretches of beautiful pink. I have never seen a sunrise so clear and eloquent, pushing its way into the new day. Maybe it’s the city lights, or the trees around campus, or maybe I’m just never being mindful enough of my surroundings to see this in my normal daily routine of living.<\/p>\n
This particular morning was around two weeks ago and every morning I set my alarm for 6:00 am now. I can’t miss this or else my day doesn’t feel the same. A simple earthly process that happens every 24 hours has become the most important start to my Camino days. Breakfast and cafe con leche are important, but I feel like I’m missing something if that isn’t accompanied by this sight of natural war between two mediums. The darkness is filled with light by 7:19 usually and the day continues, but not without a gracious appreciation from this pilgrim.<\/p>\n
utter bliss at 2 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I had to wake up all year at 6 am for basketball practices and I dreaded it. Getting up at 4:30, on the court at 6, until 8 am when it was time for class! That’s a very long day, and I could never get my body used to that process three times a week. […] Continue reading