March 25, 2026 – Trust

So I recently made a new friend. . . a fellow Camino walker. I met him in a cafeteria in a rehab hospital in Atlanta. How crazy is that! (I believe God orchestrates such interactions.) I decided to wear my cheesy Camino t-shirt that day, he saw it and asked if I walked the Camino. Turns out we both were in Santiago in May 2025. Anyway, what does this have to do with trust and how does any of this tie into my previous post on anger? I saw my new friend recently on a visit to Atlanta. Following our walk I sent a text that had very little forethought. I said “I trust you” and was a bit surprised that I wrote that. I haven’t known this person very long and I already trust him? I know that anyone that walks the Camino trail in my book is a friend to my soul but still, that seems a bit quick.

Trust – assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something

What does it mean to trust? By it’s very definition, you can rely on it. There is a belief that certainty follows. When tested, there is a follow-through that happens and each time this occurs, the trust is strengthened. I know that if you lose trust, its a long time coming back if at all. Maybe that is why I was struck by the words in my text. The connection I made following that text is that my trust was strongly shaken by the event I spoke of in my anger post. Yet it didn’t shake my ability to trust in my future. I am glad for that but I also know that I am still dealing with my ability to trust myself. Given the core issue of what violated my trust, I would not be adequately dealing with my issue if I wasn’t re-evaluating my ability to trust myself.

How about you? Has your trust ever been tested? The better question. . . have you unpacked it?

Left foot – still has occassional pain

Right foot & leg – doing great

Walked in Atlanta without any practice and made it 8 miles. Is there another Camino in my future?

Hmmmm