Have you ever been on a private retreat?  Scheduled a weekend away for just “me, myself, and I?”  Checked into a hotel room for an overnight by yourself?

 

As a busy woman, mom, wife, employee, business owner, etc, we often forget to “refuel.”  Some of us “refuel” by spending time with people, yet some of us “refuel” by being alone.  The point is this:  we need to prioritize and create opportunities for us to “refuel” so that we can reflect, re-think, return to our true thoughts and beliefs, and feel centered and grounded again.  In this episode, Lisa shares how the “storms” of her life have brought her to a place where she knew she needed a retreat.   Lisa shares how the fast pace of life and all of the expectations and responsibilities can leave us drained, empty, and beaten down.  

  In this episode, Lisa describes some of the things she experienced as she allowed her body to slow down, her breathing to deepen, and her heart to become reconnected with God, at the center of her being.  She describes how she saw a beautiful example of surrender, peace, and simple “being” (and not doing) in nature, in the bubbling brook and the trees waiting to bud out.  Nature provides this beautiful reminder of the peace we too can have when we rest in our “being” and let go of the “doing” if even for a short time.  Lisa mentioned a book that has been helping her quiet her soul and look at all the “parts” inside of us (the child-parts that are wounded, hurt, disappointed, abandoned, angry, etc) and how to best care for those “parts” of yourself is to help your parts feel safe, validated, and listened to.  To validate the feelings that come up, allowing them a safe space.  And we can do this for the “parts” inside of yourself, but we can also do this for each other, as we empathize with another’s thoughts and feelings.  What people need more than anything else is for someone to take the take to empathize with them.

We realize getting away for a weekend may not be doable for everyone, but we hope that this episode helped you realize the power of retreating, looking inward, and slowing down enough to allow your body to rest but also for your soul to be renewed and refreshed and recentered.

 

Here is the link to the book, All Together You, by Jenna Riemersma: https://amzn.to/3MeOQV4 

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