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| bringing my rocks to Cruz de Ferro |
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| Riego de Ambros |
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| Molinaseca--beautiful Spanish village |
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| Ponferrada |
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| Templar Castle |
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| Chorizo, batatas & huevos |
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| Gambas al ajillo |
9/23/24 News
Lately I have not been detaching from the news feed. While on break, after reading the Camino guidebook, I read the New York Times feed.
The world and the US. is a political morass. So much of the news feels like rubbernecking to a roadside accident. It's the human condition to look at the tragedy of others. There is something addictive to the soap opera of politics and the state of present politics and the calamity of others. One walks away devastated for the state of the nation and the world. I am not advocating putting my head in the sand, bunkering our minds to the state of our community and larger society, but I have to have more boundaries and equanimity to the news I consume–like maybe read the news for 30 min and then stop.
The Camino calls me to be present, to the here and now, to the agency I have in my life, and not to be overwhelmed by that which I have no control.
Perhaps I need to replace the news with something else. And in a place that is cold and I want to be inside and there is not much else to do, it is not easy. Looking at my art feed on IG also has its issues.
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