Category: retreats
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Finding Inspiration in “Waterman Dave” of San Diego
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As part of our last retreat, we talked about the stories of some everyday heroes. We broke out into small groups and talked about the inspiration we can take from the actions of just one person. These people, by their generosity of spirit are walking examples of how one begins…
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300th Post: A Recap of Welcoming Spirit
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This is my 300th post, and just today I hit 50 followers! I thought there would be no better way to celebrate the last two and a half years by looking at some of the highlights. One of my hopes in writing this blog was to find a place to…
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Creating Cards to Share: A Retreat Activity
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At our last retreat, “Living Joy to the Fullest,” we asked the participants to think of ways that they could do things for others. We were looking to ways to focus on how our actions can impact others, and bring joy to their lives, as well as our own. Kim…
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Taize in Spanish by Earl Rivard
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At one of our retreats in April, we had Earl J. Rivard join us. He’s an amazing musician with a gorgeous voice. Here’s just a little clip of one of the songs he sang. It’s a Taize piece in Spanish: Earl Rivard, Taize from Paula on Vimeo.
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Corporate Retreats and The Big Move
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The other day I got a nice email from Miss M who posed some great questions about planning a corporate retreat for her company. She has been asked to plan and lead a corporate retreat for 16 people at a beach house! How cool! After reading through the bulk of…
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A Wall of Gratitude
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Tomorrow is our next retreat and one of the things I’m most excited about is the event we’re doing at the end of the day. Every once and awhile, the team gets brainstorming and we just get on a roll. We decided that as our last activity, we’d ask everyone…
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We Are Okay … Remembering our Spirit
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My next retreat is in March and so I’m in that fevered race to find things that inspire me. And that I can share with other people. I love this part of the process. One of my favorite stories that Father Rusty shares with others is about a little three…
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Wrestling with the Idea of Living Simply: Removing the Spiritual Clutter
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Our Retreat Planning Team met today, for the first of our meetings leading up to an April 10 retreat. At these early meetings, we focus on finding a theme. It’s amazing to see the creative process at work; all of us striving to find something that is at the core…
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Changing of The Guard, or How Cake can get on Your Pants
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Kevin has been the leader of our retreat planning team for about three and half years. After our last retreat, he announced he would be stepping down. We’ve all been through a lot; with any group there’s so many things that happen over time. Kevin has been an amazing and…