Monday, February 26, 2007

all the way to Calgary

So I’ve been out of the country for a stint. I went on a spiritual retreat in Calgary, Alberta. And I drove. Mapquest said it would take 23 hours. I left at 9 pm one evening and got there at 9 pm the next evening. And I took a 2 hour nap in North Dakota and another longer nap before crossing the Minnesota border.

I took an audio book along and was reminded of why I don’t read fiction—Not many fictional stories impress me or have ever impressed me. Other than that, I sang along to my CDs, prayed and talked to myself to pass the time and on the way home I prepared a speech, practiced it and drove directly to the meeting I was to give it at, upon entering town.

The retreat was amazing! The most holistic approach to personal transformation I have ever encountered. The teaching was quality stuff, presented by ordinary folks. Time was provided for personal reflection and then also “counseling” which was a mixture of the deepest prayer I’ve ever experienced in addition to dialoguing with two other counselors who had been assigned to me.

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2 comments:

  1. Dave C3:39 PM, March 01, 2007

    I was in Calgary over 9/11. Beautiful place. I was there for a combination Prophetic Conference and second honeymoon. We went up early to visit Banff and Lake Louise, then attended the conference. My wife left early(9/9) and flew back while I stayed for the second part. Pretty wild being a refuge of sorts.

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  2. espíritu paz11:00 PM, March 01, 2007

    peacefullady
    now that is a thought. the organization the retreat was with is looking for places to establish itself in the US. There is one being established in Florida. However, I think it might work really well to establish such a thing within the Mennonite circles beginning with women's prayer circles.
    Thanks for missing me and I hope to say more about it. It's just hard to know what all to say on the www. :)

    dave c
    interesting that you are interested in the prophetic. I had a chance to check out what you might mean by the term, on your site.

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