Only four more days. Are you as nervous as I am? You should see all the funny looks I get when I mention that I am going away for two weeks on a silent meditative retreat. One of the funniest responses I got was, “So you can’t talk AT ALL? Not even a little?” Nope, not even a little. That would defeat the purpose of “silent retreat” wouldn’t it?
I will admit that I have been a bit nervous about it myself lately. I mean, forget the no talking rule for a moment…there is something far more serious at stake here. I don’t even meditate. Yes, that’s right I’m jumping right into the deep end; which means I will be sitting and meditating for ten hours a day. So in “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” fashion, in order to gain more insight into the situation I chose to use a lifeline and I phoned a friend to walk me through the fear.
His advice? Do it one day at a time and be all in. If I want to make the most of it, don’t cheat; participate fully, follow the rules, and do everything. In other words, if I am going to do it, then DO IT. Which makes sense, right? I didn’t chose to take the time off work to do this half-assed, and only get half-assed results. What would be the point in that?
Nicole I really admire you for going to this retreat, I hope you enjoy it and yes if you want my opinion, I think you should go and be in the moment and like your friend said (or whoever said it) one day at the time, even one hour at the time. I had the opportunity to take a course last week for the first time in a don't know how long ( a couple of years)and here I am thinking it was going to come out of it knowing everything I had to know about doing business and yes it was a business course but it was also a life changing experience, they helped me(through meditation and other exercises) realize and understand that everything that I've been looking for to be successful in life is inside me (of course we sometimes need help) but people who is successful in life, are successful because they believe in themselves and in what they do, so after all this, I hope that you have a very nice time, enjoy and come back transformed ;) then come back and teach us everything you learn ;). Love. Karina.
ReplyDeleteThank you Karina! Your love and support really does mean a lot to me. I am also happy to hear of your experience with your course. You are right, everything you need IS already within you. I am definitely looking forward to deepening that understanding too. I will surely tell you all about it when I return.
ReplyDeleteMuch love and gratitude. :)