Comments on: 5 W’s of Preplanning for a Silent Retreat https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 By: JeanWise https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10332 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:36:51 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10332 In reply to Lisa notes.

Thanks Lisa. I hope you find just the right retreat for your soul, I know going someplace else helps me be less distracted and opens my heart more to God.

]]> By: Lisa notes https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10330 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 01:39:51 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10330 I’m always encouraged by your silent retreats, Jean. I actually looked up the retreat options a couple weeks ago at the monastery an hour from me. They’re still quite restrictive, but maybe in a few months I can schedule something for myself there. I agree that being at home is just too tempting to be distracted. I love your final advice: “Don’t get bogged down with these details though. The most important item to have ready and bring with you is this: An open and willing heart – receptive to God.”

]]> By: JeanWise https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10313 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:28:02 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10313 In reply to Pat Forsman.

I understand and remember there are seasons for each of us. God stays with us no matter where we are – He is good!

]]> By: JeanWise https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10312 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:26:33 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10312 In reply to Martha J Orlando.

yes yes perfect time for some silence and solitude and stillness with God. Let me know how it goes

]]> By: JeanWise https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10311 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:25:45 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10311 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

Thanks Nancy, I find this practice to be one of my essential ones,

]]> By: JeanWise https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10310 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:24:57 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10310 In reply to Linda Stoll.

Thanks Linda. I know it helped me to think this through each time before retreat and I thought it may encourage others who never tried one before to consider this practice.

]]> By: Linda Stoll https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10307 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:20:12 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10307 Yep, this is so true, Jean – ‘ I am tempted by the routines, the to-do list, and the “maybe I can get just one load of wash done.”

This is such a comprehensive guide … all in one post! This is sure not only to inform but inspire us to take the extra steps to care for our souls and give God the time that is due Him.

Thanks.

]]> By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10293 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:06:52 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10293 I still have not been on a silent retreat, but would certainly like to. Your recommendation is certainly enticing, Jean!

]]> By: Martha J Orlando https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10292 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:05:11 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10292 As I think I’ve mentioned here before, Jean, I’ve never been on a silent retreat. However, for the next few days, as Danny is traveling to see his son graduate from Airmen Leadership School, I do have the house all to myself. At first, I was afraid that the quiet would just be too much for me to handle, but now that I’ve read your blog today, I’m seeing how I can use this time of solitude so wisely. Your words were exactly the comfort I needed!
Blessings!

]]> By: Pat Forsman https://healthyspirituality.org/5-ws-of-preplanning-for-a-silent-retreat/#comment-10291 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:57:03 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7654#comment-10291 Thank you jean….not goin on retreat of some duration…equals time away from.someone you dearly love…

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