A summary of who Angé was
🌻 Day 2: Sunflowers in My Heart
🗓️ 30 June 2025
Subtitle: Holding on to the Light
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When Angé first saw a sunflower field, she stopped the car.
It was one of those small, surprising moments — a stretch of road in the middle of nowhere, a sudden splash of yellow flooding the horizon. She jumped out, barefoot, walked to the edge of the field, and just stood there, arms wide open to the sun.
“That’s how I want to live,” she said. “Like them. Always facing the light.”
I didn’t realise then that I’d carry that moment with me forever.
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🌻 Why the Sunflower?
Since Angé died, I see sunflowers everywhere.
Not just in gardens or bouquets — but in strange, serendipitous places. A child’s drawing on a restaurant wall. A packet of seeds sent by a stranger. A logo on a passing van. A roadside flower growing from a crack in the pavement.
And each time, it feels like a gentle whisper from her: “I’m still with you.”
The sunflower has become more than just a flower.
It’s a sign. A signal. A promise.
They are bold. They grow tall. They rise.
And no matter how heavy the storm, they turn their faces to the light.
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🌻 This Walk is for Her
When I start walking the Camino next week, I’ll be carrying sunflower seeds in my pocket — just a few, but they’re everything.
They’re memories.
They’re the promises we made.
They’re the way I keep moving forward, even when the road feels impossibly long.
This walk is for Angé.
But it’s also for anyone who has ever loved and lost.
For anyone walking through grief.
For anyone who’s trying to keep their face to the light, even when the night feels too dark.
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🌻 The Camino Is a Garden of Stories
The Portuguese Camino is an ancient pilgrimage. But it’s more than a route — it’s a path lined with stories, prayers, pain, healing, and hope.
As I walk, I’ll plant sunflower seeds.
Not in the ground — but in people’s hearts.
By sharing Angé’s story. By listening to others.
By asking people to remember, to love, to keep walking.
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🌻 Plant One for Someone You Love
This project isn’t just mine.
It’s yours, too.
🌻 Plant a sunflower
📸 Capture the moment
📝 Share your story
Whether it’s someone you’ve lost, someone still fighting, or someone who gave you hope when you needed it — you can honour them.
Tell your story at:
👉 angeforsunflowers.com
Let’s turn this walk into a field of sunflowers stretching across the world.
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🌻 Tomorrow: “Grief in Motion”
Grief isn’t something you solve.
But sometimes, it can be softened by movement.
Step by step, I’m learning what it means to walk with pain — and not be broken by it.
Until then — keep facing the light.
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