Everyday day is going to be the best day

July 29, 2025

Song of the Day: “Best Day of My Life” – American Authors https://youtu.be/8huU7Go1Mq4?si=cX0yW2dMFR0ZQywW

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Day 21 – Quiet Steps Toward the Finish Line

Distance: 20 km

From: Somewhere on the trail

To: O Pino

Weather: Sunshine and calm

Today was gentle. Light. Simple.

I left around 7am and walked 20 kilometers to the town of O Pino. It’s the last real stop before Santiago — only 20 more kilometers to go. The trail was alive with people: families, school groups, tour groups, old friends walking together, solo pilgrims lost in thought. It wasn’t spectacular in the traditional sense — no big climbs or views — but the sheer presence of people gave the trail its own quiet energy.

At about the halfway mark, I met up with Lisa and Sandra. We stopped and had a coffee together for over an hour — just talking, enjoying the morning sun, and letting the time unfold naturally. No rush. Just connection. Just presence.

The last stretch into town was slow and soft. I drifted along the final 1.5 kilometers to my hotel — another truly beautiful place. I’m so grateful for the comfort of a good room at the end of each day. It’s become one of the real blessings of this Camino — that quiet space to retreat and reflect.

And something shifted today, quietly, but noticeably.

I saw sunflowers along the way — bright, warm, golden — and for the first time, they didn’t bring that jolt of pain or lump in the throat. I stopped at a little shrine and placed a few Angé for Sunflowers cards. I stood quietly. I thought of her. But it wasn’t sharp or crushing. It was soft. Present. Peaceful. She felt near, not gone.

And as the trail passed underfoot, my thoughts began turning toward home — not with dread or urgency, but with imagination. Ideas began lining up. Projects. Plans. Things I want to build. Things I want to finish. I’ve given myself space to walk, and now I’m ready to create again.

And in that quiet space, I made a resolution:

I’m going to make every day my best.

Angé would have wanted that.

And deep down, so do I.

There was no drama today. No grand lessons. No painful breakthroughs.

Just a warm sun.

A peaceful walk.

A field of sunflowers.

A soft memory.

A clear promise.

🌻 Planted in memory:

Sunflowers seen. Cards placed at a quiet shrine. Peacefully remembered.