Once an experience such as a pilgrimage is over it's easy to think: "Well done me! I've achieved my goal, now it's back to normal!" The hard gained insights can be lost as the blisters heal and the daily chores and worries resume. It is therefore important to ask "How has my pilgrimage been significant to me?

If the aims of your walk included reflection on questions of meaning and purpose and personal transformation, then reflecting on the experience and making changes in your life is the next step. If you kept a journal during the walk you could reflect on that. You may also find it helpful to use the process below, which is drawn from the teaching of St Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits.

• What has been precious about this pilgrimage?
• What has been important about the experience?
  
• What have I learned about myself?
• How will I be different in future?

Try the reflection in the link below from the Jesuit Pray as You Go website and ask yourself the questions again.

You may wish to use some of the prayers from the Prayers for After the Way page of this website.