474/499 … removing the Bronze Boot (11/02/08)
Here pictured, the famous “bronze boot”, beneath which many pilgrims fulfill a traditional ritual of burning the clothes they wore while walking. Mom did burn a few of her things here. As for me, I performed my own ritual on the Playa del Fora, where I buried many of my clothes deep in the sand and then jumped into the ocean naked (brrrrr!) …
“I will greet this day with love in my heart … Henceforth will I look on all things with love … I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will honor sadness for it opens my Soul.” ~ inspired by Og Mandino
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