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One of the most important
lessons I learned from my Personal
Development Journey is that, "Life is not
As you’ll see in the footage, my purpose for walking the Camino was creative inspiration. I composed music for piano and symphony along the Camino. It’s not uncommon for artists to be inspired by the Camino de Santiago. In fact, historically, both Dante and Michelangelo were included amongst the master artists pilgrims inspired by the Camino. More modern day famous artists include Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Quinn , Paulo Coelho, and so on. Both Shirley MacLaine and Paulo Coelho have written about their own Camino stories of personal development growth in top selling books.
With support from Canada Council for the Arts, I was able to walk in the footsteps of my creative ancestors. I was incredibly inspired by the Camino and I wrote 22 compositions in 60 days, 9 of which will be featured with full orchestra "A Musical Journey Through Spain which premiers Sunday February 18, 2007 with The Brantford Symphony Orchestra. Purchase Your Tickets NOW!
Though my life was abundantly enriched musically by this personal development journey, I was also enriched spiritually. You see, as a pilgrim, you live a very humble existence. I carried only two shirts and one pair of pants because I had all kinds of state of the art camera equipment, a computer, film, keyboard and battery chargers that filled my backpack. My cameraman and I carried more than 3 times the normal weight recommended for the strongest of pilgrim’s. But none of that mattered. That’s where the personal development growth comes in. One learns much wisdom along the road. It’s a life-changing journey. I feel privileged to have learned the pilgrim ways and I have learned to adopt them in my everyday life and in my personal development.
The Pilgrim’s Ways include: Simplicity Simplicity - During the first stage of your pilgrimage, one learns to peel away the layers of drama, things, excess weight that we carry on our backs so to speak. The Camino teaches you personal development; to simplify and recognize real purpose as opposed to the drama of our everyday highly complicated stress filled lives. Your legs burn, your feet develop blisters, your back aches from your unwillingness to lighten your backpack because you still think you need every item that you took with you.
Living in the Moment - I met a monk at a monastery Santo Domingo de Silos and I interviewed him for my film. One of the things he reminded me of is that his journey in life was very much like a Pilgrimage in that you have 3 basics vows Obedience, Poverty, and No comfort of Life. These three things help the Benedictine Monks lead a life of contemplation or meditation. Meditation helps them centre their lives “in the now”. And when you walk through the second stage of the pilgrimage, you face the virtually flat and very hot Maseta Plains. It forces you to look inward. The long distances over flat land teach you to listen to the rhythm of your body and your breathing. Walking in a meditative state, you are learning to quiet your mind and be in the NOW. This means you stop obsessing about your past, you stop worrying about the future, and part of your personal development growth is that you are learning to concentrate on each moment.
The law of deliberate action. As you approach your destination every action is a deliberate action. Every step is a deliberate step. Every thought is a deliberate thought. As you grow on the Camino you grow in strength and you learn to take deliberate action with each new challenge. You learn to train your mind to focus on the solution rather than focus on the problem. Paul Tobey Personal Development Growth Seminars I have used the wisdom of the Camino and use this life experience to teach others the laws of Simplicity, Living in the Moment, and the Law of Deliberate Action in my personal development seminars, personal development coaching and training programs. Ultreya, (Onward!)
Paul Tobey PS: If you are interested in joining our personal development program and learning the Pilgrim’s Ways On the Camino in Spain in Spring 2007, please contact me by way of email at info (at) paultobey.com! We travel to Spain in Groups of 20 and walk for 15 days in early June. Click here to download your free Camino Movie. If you would like a copy shipped to your home please click here: PPS: I recommend the following Camino de Santiago Sites http://www.santiago-compostela.net Camino de Santiago http://www.santiago-today.com Camino de Santiago http://camino.wificat.com Camino de Santiago http://www.ultreia.ch Camino de Santiago http://www.jrnet.com Camino de Santiago http://www.jakobsweg.ch Camino de Santiago . . . . . |
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