tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post5522948136592852459..comments2024-03-27T14:52:47.190-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: Retreat ReflectionsThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-84740425662685368652011-07-18T14:52:23.345-07:002011-07-18T14:52:23.345-07:00No Connie, not being hard on myself at all. Just c...No Connie, not being hard on myself at all. Just caught off-guard by the internal push and pull going on that I appeared to be only an observer of. I'd say the "retreat" was successful in that it pointed up some changes and how easy it is to fall back on routine and what one might think of as a safety net. I became very aware of the lessons from my yoga teacher that started out the year: don't need those old stories, time to write some new stories.<br /><br />And yes, I saw that FB post and nodded in agreement. I've been bumping up against this thought in one form or another for over a year now. But you must admit, letting go is one of the hardest things we do. The idea of writing new stories really is about letting go, but it is phrased so much more appealingly for me. Must be the control freak in me. ;-)The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-71096188610938662662011-07-17T20:59:16.336-07:002011-07-17T20:59:16.336-07:00Interesting post, Sheila. I hope you're not j...Interesting post, Sheila. I hope you're not just being hard on yourself because things turned out differently than you imagined they would. I've often felt the same as you expressed, at times in the past when I've taken a "vacation" of sorts from my usual routine. <br /><br />Reminds me of something I reposted on FB today ~ We must be willing to let go of the life we've planned so as to have the life that's waiting for us.<br /><br />Your retreat was likely perfect, just what your soul needed exactly the way it happened.<br /><br />Hugs to you.Cate Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079028386218370915noreply@blogger.com