Coolness

One of my kids posted on facebook "my super-cool mom is walking the camino....". I was very honoured to be seen this way. But I can tell you that my dad is super-cool. He is 90 years old and not afraid of change! He teaches me how to be brave and to embrace new experiences. Yesterday he moved to a new apartment, away from the familiar,

boldly trying something different. Today was his first full day in the new digs. He has left his past behind. Today on the camino, I got to the highest point on the trail. It is a place where someone at some time erected a tall pole holding a small cross. As pilgrims pass this place, they leave a stone that they have brought from home symbolizing the unburdening of the past. My dad sent a rock with me and asked me to leave it on the pile for him. How strange that I got to that place today! I didn't even know where it was located. Today, the day he started his new life at age 90, I left his stone! And BTW (Dad, that means by the way), today's walk was my favorite ever! It was described as challenging with significant climbing and massive steep downhill, but boy was it beautiful. So (note to self) don't stress about potential trouble when something could turn out to be your best event ever!
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