Comments on: Taking My Word of the Year on Retreat https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11907 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:17:53 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11907 In reply to Michele Morin.

Thank you for stopping by the blog and commenting. Blessings on your journey!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11906 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:17:22 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11906 In reply to Barb Hegreberg.

To be honest not checking my phone is very hard. I try though to only turn it on – once in the morning and once in the evening so limiting my time. It sure can distract me. Napping is the perfect spiritual practice for retreat – God wants us to rest too!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11905 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:15:48 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11905 In reply to Joanne Viola.

Hi Joanne! I know I hear God better when I am silent! A practice that refreshes and nourishes me.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11904 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:14:43 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11904 In reply to Donna.

I just keep praying about these words and God is good in teaching me. Listening is the key – you are so right!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11903 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:13:44 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11903 In reply to Jodee Schrlau.

Blessings on your next retreat. I know it is a practice that nourishes my soul

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11902 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:13:05 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11902 In reply to Cecelia Lester.

Thank you for stopping by!

]]> By: Cecelia Lester https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11897 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:35:29 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11897 You give me a lot to think about in this message. Thank you.

]]> By: Jodee Schrlau https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11892 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:25:05 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11892 I gleaned some great advice for my next retreat. My favorites are “The most important item to pack is an open and willing heart.” and “Surprise me, Lord!” Thank you!

]]> By: Donna https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11891 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:54:53 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11891 Jean, I am in awe of the way you connect so deeply with your word! I would absolutely love to have time for a retreat! But since a full retreat is not possible for me at this time, I am still taking a cue from the things you do while on retreat to connect more deeply with my word. But listening is truly the key!

]]> By: Joanne Viola https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11890 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:13:42 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11890 Jean, thank you for sharing your thoughts. The quote is indeed a powerful one and one I needed to read. “God is the friend of silence.” After a long, busy, or noisy day, I long for silence and now I understand why – it is where I find God. May He bless you as you retreat into silence!

]]> By: Barb Hegreberg https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11889 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:42:02 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11889 This practice is quite intriguing to me.

I wonder how successful I would be. Would I break down and check my phone or turn on the radio? Where would I go? I think I would nap… A LOT!

Because my words are Teach & Learn, would I end up doing lesson planning or homework?

So much to think about.

One Word #6

]]> By: Michele Morin https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11888 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:39:08 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11888 Jean,
I am so intrigued by this spiritual practice. All the metaphors you used (soup, plants) were so descriptive and, I must say, enticing! Blessed by your post!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11872 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:36:31 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11872 In reply to Lisa notes.

The retreat setting, in its stillness and silence – I can hear God, hear myself, hear the inside of these words of the year that chose to sit with us one year. yes I will share in an upcoming blog what I heard this retreat – just getting home – and it was different from my expectations. always a surprise.

]]> By: Lisa notes https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11869 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:04:33 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11869 Oh, good! I’m glad it’s that time of year again. *I* always look forward to your silent retreats, too, because I know you’ll bring back words from the Lord when you return. 🙂

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11867 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:13:19 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11867 In reply to Linda Stoll.

The retreat was so refreshing – lots of stillness and deepness and prayer. Thank you for praying for me while I was there!

]]> By: Linda Stoll https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11860 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:06:18 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11860 ‘God is the friend of silence.’ Jean, this is so profound and resonates deeply in my introverted soul. What a beautiful season to retreat, taking along the bare minimum of possessions. Praying right now that the Spirit will give you much refreshment and joy.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11859 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:59:04 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11859 In reply to Pat Forsman.

Thank you Pat. I am packed and ready to go this afternoon!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11858 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:58:27 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11858 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

One year I missed going on retreat and felt it deep in my soul. This practice nourishes and grounds me, Love the hymn you mentioned, A murmur – is a delightful phrase.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11857 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:57:00 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11857 In reply to Martha J Orlando.

Ii hope you do find a retreat close to you. I have to be very intentional in seeking a place and time that works each year and am thrilled once I get a retreat on the schedule.

]]> By: Martha J Orlando https://healthyspirituality.org/taking-my-word-of-the-year-on-retreat/#comment-11850 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:13:25 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7974#comment-11850 I pray your retreat is all that you are spiritually hoping it will be, Jean. I’m definitely going to look into finding a place near me that offers one; probably after Easter since the family will be with us for spring break this year – hooray!
Looking forward to hearing all about the experiences you have, my friend.
Blessings!

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