Before creating Letras del Camino, I needed to find my own words
This project didn’t grow out of a theory or the idea of teaching other people how they should live. It came from something much simpler: discovering that writing could help me listen to myself, make sense of what I was carrying inside, and move forward with a little more clarity.
During a difficult time in my life, I started keeping a journal without expecting anything from it. I wasn’t trying to create literature or share it with anyone. I simply needed to let out what I was carrying inside.
At first, there was no method, goal, or schedule I had to follow. I wrote to release the thoughts circling through my mind, to try to understand certain emotions, and to put on paper what I didn’t know how to express any other way.
Little by little, almost without realizing it, I began to find in words a refuge, a compass, and a way to listen to myself.
I didn’t start writing because I knew what to say. I started precisely because I needed to discover it.
An idea born while walking
Letras del Camino began to take shape during the Camino de Santiago, at a time when walking and thinking became part of the same journey.
The idea for Letras del Camino came to me while I was walking the Camino de Santiago. I walked in silence, without headphones, with plenty of time to think and nowhere I needed to rush.
For hours at a time, there was nothing to do but keep moving, take in the landscape, and let my thoughts arise. Some ideas came, others drifted away, and a few stayed with me for several miles.
That was when I had a thought: what if I could create a space where other people could also write, reflect, and feel supported?
A simple, judgment-free place where what mattered wasn’t doing it “right,” but doing it in a way that felt true to you. A place that offered questions and possible paths while allowing each person to find their own answers.
The name doesn’t refer only to the Camino de Santiago. It also speaks to all the inner paths we travel as we try to understand who we are, what we feel, and where we want to go next.
Sometimes walking helps us move forward. Other times, it helps us slow down long enough to hear what we’ve been avoiding.
The starting point of Letras del CaminoWords as a refuge, a mirror, and a compass
Writing didn’t automatically solve everything I was going through, but it helped me look at it differently.
Knowing myself better
Writing has allowed me to observe my reactions, recognize contradictions, and better understand what truly matters to me.
Understanding my emotions
Putting an emotion into words doesn’t make it disappear, but it can help us identify it, accept it, and understand where it comes from.
Letting go of what weighs on me
Some things need to leave our minds before they can stop repeating themselves. My journal became a place where I could set them down.
Saying what is difficult to express
Writing has allowed me to put into words the things I sometimes couldn’t find a way to say out loud.
Giving shape to my ideas
It has also helped me reflect on what I read or see and develop thoughts that might otherwise have remained unfinished.
Seeing things more calmly
Once an idea is written down, it stops moving quite so quickly. You can observe it, refine it, and understand it from another perspective.
I’m not writing from a place of authority
Letras del Camino wasn’t created to tell other people how they should think, feel, or live.
I’m not here to give advice or lecture anyone. I don’t have all the answers, and I don’t believe there is only one right way to face the things we experience.
I’m simply sharing what has helped me: slowing down, asking myself questions, trying to answer honestly, and accepting that some answers change over time.
That is why the Letras del Camino journals aren’t designed to tell you what conclusion you should reach. They offer explanations, examples, questions, and exercises, but the most important space is always yours.
- You don’t have to think the way I do.
- You don’t have to answer every question.
- You don’t need to write every day.
- You don’t need any special writing skills.
- You don’t have to share your answers with anyone.
- You can have doubts, reconsider, and change your mind.
- You can move through each journal at your own pace.
My intention isn’t to provide your answers for you, but to create a thoughtful space where you can discover them for yourself.
Letras del Camino has grown, but its roots remain the same
What began as an idea while I was walking has become a writing and reflection project that includes PDF journals, interactive guided journals, an app, and a variety of resources to support personal writing.
You can write on paper, use the app on your devices, keep a General Journal, add modules connected to specific experiences, or work through guided journals focused on different topics.
Although the tools have expanded, the idea remains the same: to create a calm, approachable, judgment-free place where you can pause and write from within.
The principles behind Letras del Camino
Every article, journal, question, and tool grows from a set of simple ideas that I want to preserve as the project continues to grow.
Writing without judgment
A journal isn’t a test. There is no perfect answer and no required way to express yourself.
Supporting without imposing
Questions can reveal possible paths, but each person must decide which ones they want to explore.
Explaining before asking
A question is easier to understand when it comes with context and an idea to begin with.
Respecting your pace
Some answers appear right away, while others require time, distance, or a different stage of life.
Protecting your privacy
What you write belongs to you. You don’t need to turn your personal experience into something public.
Keeping it human
Technology can make writing easier, but it should never replace each person’s voice, experience, or words.
I don’t want to create journals that speak for you. I want to create spaces where you can listen to yourself as you write.
The intention behind every journeyA space to write and feel supported
Letras del Camino aims to offer support without intruding and guidance without turning personal reflection into a set of instructions.
I would like this website to be a place where you can write without fear, find questions that help you look within, and read reflections that make you feel a little less alone.
A place you can come to without knowing exactly what you are looking for and perhaps leave with a question, a phrase, or an idea that stays with you for the rest of the day.
I would like you to learn to listen to yourself as you write and to see that time as a gift—not as another task on your to-do list or an obligation to improve, but as a space that belongs to you.
Writing by the fire
Sometimes I think writing is like sitting beside a fire. You don’t have to talk the entire time. You don’t need to arrive with a great story or immediately find an explanation.
You only need to be there. To watch the flames. To let the noise fade and allow something inside you to begin settling into place on its own.
Some nights, many words will come. On others, there may be only a few lines. And there will be times when all you need is to sit with the page without forcing yourself to find an answer.
All of that is part of the journey too.