It is said that the Camino is split into three sections. The first is honing in on your body, introducing soarness and pain, getting you ready for the 500 miles you are walking. The second, my present section confronts your mind. Spending the first few days of this section hiding from my mind in audiobooks, I was hoping I could pass by it easily. Today, however, I took a page from Amber’s book and put on music, tentatively so I could think and confront my mind, but be less alone with my thoughts. When I was younger I loved escaping to my imagination, but as I grew up feeling my imagination drained I’ve been constantly in fear of my own thoughts. I can feel my imagination missing, but am scared to check and see how much has left. So as I walked l opened up to myself recessing back into my mind. I was in instant tears, coming from a guy who usually laughs when he gets hurt and failed to cry when his grandfather died even though I wanted to and felt depressed. Unsure why I was crying, I felt joy, sadness, and relief wash over me. Confronting inner demons I had repressed for years I could finally understand that my imagination hadn’t left me. As children we are dumb; not knowing math, science, or grammar, we have less limitations on what could be possible. Once we learn more we start to understand why one can’t teleport or shoot fire out of the palm of our hands. Although my child-like mind is gone, replaced with a more educated adult brain I still am able to daydream about fantasy lands. I value my advanced math and science knowledge just as much; I wish I had advanced grammar skills as well but they’re just as bad as when I was a child. Thanks to the Camino’s mind section and the ability to walk alone with my thoughts I was able to find better ways to confront myself and was able to rediscover my mind. I look forward to walking more in silence and pondering every aspect of myself I can before I confront my spirituality, the third section.