10/17/2026
The packing mistake we all make: carrying far more than we need. 🎒
I walked 1,000 km in 33 days, from the Pyrenees across Spain to the Atlantic. I started with way too much, and it injured me. For two weeks I crept forward in pain, completely alone, the first to leave every morning and the last to arrive every night.
My pack was full of toiletries and extra socks. But my soul was carrying so much more: other people’s opinions, perspectives that made me feel small, beliefs that kept me playing small.
That’s when I realized we’re the ones who pack the backpacks we carry through life. We can’t choose everything that happens to us, but we can choose the stories we carry.
So I put them down, one by one, and mailed away much of my pack. By the end I was walking over 30 km a day. I was flying!!
But the slow days were my greatest teachers. 🧡
👇 What’s one thing you’re ready to take out of your backpack?
Chapter 1: Lighten your load.
Poco a poquito, camino despacito.
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