...over the weekend, out in the woods, with no internet. I probably could have typed early in the mornings or late at night, but that would have been risky, with my brain not actually in gear. Looking more like some random, garbled, indecipherable strokes of a cat walking 'across the key board.
Indisposed due to volunteering as a 'worker bee' for a retreat that happens twice a year, sponsored by a group associated with the Methodist church. They have a beautiful peaceful place just south of Callaway Gardens, up in Harris County, just south of the ridge that holds Roosevelt State Park. Land donated by a family who has lived there for years, developed by this organization to be an environment they can use to hold events and occasionally rent out for summer camps, corporate meetings. Completely furnished commercial quality kitchen, conference room, lots of dorm space, in the woods, designed to be a 'place apart' from the distractions of the world and hurried daily activities that swamp all our lives.
I went up on Thursday afternoon, to help with preparations before the Retreaters came on Thursday evening, to spend three nights. I know I would not get a good nights rest in a room full of strange sounds, so willing to make that extra effort required by driving up there (about 25 miles) each morning in the dark, and return to the familiar comfort of my own bed (another 25 miles) late at night.
I know the people who were in attendance, both the Retreaters, and the numerous servants, doing all the behind the scenes work necessary to make it look spontaneous, were gratified and enriched by the events of the weekend. As well as physically and mentally exhausted by the effort invested over three and a half days of the intense experience. Glad I did it, but equally glad it is over... til March of 2016.
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