Retreat...

I am heading off to a retreat today. 3+ days in a cabin on a lake. I do this at least a couple of times each year. This is with a group of people who like to play and act as immature as possible. The world and workplaces seems to squash having fun. So when we get away like this weekend, it's truly a wild and fun time!

I know many people who will go on a retreat because it's an event, planned by others, for a certain date. Why can't we do this for ourselves. I mean why not just pick a few dates in the year, then plan our own "Retreat". It doesn't have to elaborate nor expensive. Just a change of scenery, a change in what we do with our time, a chance to have the quiet we all need to chart our future or reflect on our past, or to just BE.

This weekend I'll be canoeing, stargazing, dancing and walking among tall trees. Oh to breath deeply the cool Fall air! Here's to all of us who take the time to enjoy our "trip around the sun"...
-Kevin