Comments on: Finding Your Center, Day 12, Online Retreat http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:52:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: tax http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-6116 tax Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:38:09 +0000 http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-6116 Superb blog post, I have book marked this internet site so ideally I’ll see much more on this subject in the foreseeable future! Superb blog post, I have book marked this internet site so ideally I’ll see much more on this subject in the foreseeable future!

]]> By: Mary L. http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-3771 Mary L. Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:57:56 +0000 http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-3771 Thank you sister bloggers, I have been walking through life seemingly on mission to complete my purpose. Although as I become older, I am coming to realize that as I have continued to walk that my purpose is ever changing. I find joy and self fullfillment in helping others find their way or rediscover their way. Through this retreat I realizing it is OK to let go of those that have become outlived. Thank you Joan and others for helping let go without a feeling guilt or failure. For me, my mother is a strong spirit. I know she watches over me and those most dear to me. I have a few close friends where we rely on each other when need be. I am blessed to have a very close friend who is I share anything with and likewise. And now through this blog I have new sisters to share with. Thank you sister bloggers,
I have been walking through life seemingly on mission to complete my purpose. Although as I become older, I am coming to realize that as I have continued to walk that my purpose is ever changing. I find joy and self fullfillment in helping others find their way or rediscover their way. Through this retreat I realizing it is OK to let go of those that have become outlived. Thank you Joan and others for helping let go without a feeling guilt or failure.
For me, my mother is a strong spirit. I know she watches over me and those most dear to me. I have a few close friends where we rely on each other when need be. I am blessed to have a very close friend who is I share anything with and likewise. And now through this blog I have new sisters to share with.

]]> By: Vicki http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2730 Vicki Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:58:35 +0000 http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2730 I had to smile when reading this particular blog as I have just recently completed reading a book called healing spaces and in one of the chapters it discussed the healing aspects of walking a labyrinth and how they are using them in a healthcare setting not just for the patients but for the staff. I don't have any close to where I live but have been looking into getting a finger labyrinth to use during my meditations or just to encourage the need to relax and step away from the chaos that tends to jump out and drag me under. I find that the more I find the time for myself and my interests and spiritual needs the more calm and content I feel which is something that has been missing in my life for a very long time. This retreat and the knowledge and insight received from all the amazing women who have shared continues to inspire me. I had to smile when reading this particular blog as I have just recently completed reading a book called healing spaces and in one of the chapters it discussed the healing aspects of walking a labyrinth and how they are using them in a healthcare setting not just for the patients but for the staff. I don’t have any close to where I live but have been looking into getting a finger labyrinth to use during my meditations or just to encourage the need to relax and step away from the chaos that tends to jump out and drag me under. I find that the more I find the time for myself and my interests and spiritual needs the more calm and content I feel which is something that has been missing in my life for a very long time. This retreat and the knowledge and insight received from all the amazing women who have shared continues to inspire me.

]]> By: Linda http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2729 Linda Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:28:19 +0000 http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2729 Joan's words "holding on to so much that was outlived—regrettable experiences-lost dreams-cherished people that I had no power to rescue and needed to release" so resonated with me as recalled the few times I've walked a simple labyrinth with attempts at letting go. My life seems to be chapters of letting go and going deeper with self. Today I want to honor with compassion those attempts and those walks as I continue on my journey which still is fostered by the need to let go of what has been 'outlived.' Joan’s words “holding on to so much that was outlived—regrettable experiences-lost dreams-cherished people that I had no power to rescue and needed to release” so resonated with me as recalled the few times I’ve walked a simple labyrinth with attempts at letting go.

My life seems to be chapters of letting go and going deeper with self. Today I want to honor with compassion those attempts and those walks as I continue on my journey which still is fostered by the need to let go of what has been ‘outlived.’

]]> By: Lisa Stones http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2426 Lisa Stones Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:18:22 +0000 http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2426 I Googled labyrinth to see if there any in my area. There is a simple one in a nearby park, very simple with a classic pattern. But, it seems to me each day is a labyrinth and it's our spiritual approach that leads us to the answers we are seeking. The problems, the complications are opportunities to learn lessons and find peace right in the middle of our day. A lovely bit of wisdom came to me via email. The line that moved me was: The handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart. I see how blessed I am by the people and situations that challenge me. They provide opportunities to exercise my own spiritual truths and I know I am growing when I respond with loving words and actions. The labyrinth image was very helpful. But, I don't need to find one to walk one. I Googled labyrinth to see if there any in my area. There is a simple one in a nearby park, very simple with a classic pattern. But, it seems to me each day is a labyrinth and it’s our spiritual approach that leads us to the answers we are seeking. The problems, the complications are opportunities to learn lessons and find peace right in the middle of our day.

A lovely bit of wisdom came to me via email. The line that moved me was:
The handle yourself, use your head.
To handle others, use your heart.

I see how blessed I am by the people and situations that challenge me. They provide opportunities to exercise my own spiritual truths and I know I am growing when I respond with loving words and actions.

The labyrinth image was very helpful. But, I don’t need to find one to walk one.

]]> By: Anna Kelso http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2403 Anna Kelso Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:12:08 +0000 http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2403 Several thoughts this morning...It always amazes me that women can be so internally connected and yet not know one another. Yes, the friends we choose are from the heart, not of circumstance. How many "friends" can I glean from my life? How many can I cultivate? Second, I too have just begun to explore the mystery of the labyrinth. On Maui, I finally found the one I had read about. While there last year, I walked it and found myself humming. I never hum. The tune? Amazing Grace. Wow. The title of the song says it all for me. This retreat, my blessings, and this sisterhood we are all a part of, are all a part of my personal amazing life. I refuse to be feel selfish about wanting the most out of my time, my life. Several thoughts this morning…It always amazes me that women can be so internally connected and yet not know one another. Yes, the friends we choose are from the heart, not of circumstance. How many “friends” can I glean from my life? How many can I cultivate? Second, I too have just begun to explore the mystery of the labyrinth. On Maui, I finally found the one I had read about. While there last year, I walked it and found myself humming. I never hum. The tune? Amazing Grace. Wow. The title of the song says it all for me. This retreat, my blessings, and this sisterhood we are all a part of, are all a part of my personal amazing life. I refuse to be feel selfish about wanting the most out of my time, my life.

]]> By: laurie o'neil http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2401 laurie o'neil Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:41:39 +0000 http://www.joanandersononline.com/blog/?p=404#comment-2401 Good morning fellow retreaters, What an inspiring way to begin my day. Thank you Joan for your continued support, guidance and wisdom. My girlfriend Jo-Ann just sent me a magnificent link to a powerpoint with spectacular winter scenes from Norway along with 45 life lessons. We have our own Friday morning ritual of connecting and today's email caught me at a very vulnerable point, lifting me and carrying me through. I wasn't able to to paste it here but will leave you with the final quote- "Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves." Have a wonderful day, Laurie  Good morning fellow retreaters,
What an inspiring way to begin my day. Thank you Joan for your continued support, guidance and wisdom. My girlfriend Jo-Ann just sent me a magnificent link to a powerpoint with spectacular winter scenes from Norway along with 45 life lessons. We have our own Friday morning ritual of connecting and today’s email caught me at a very vulnerable point, lifting me and carrying me through. I wasn’t able to to paste it here but will leave you with the final quote-
“Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.”
Have a wonderful day, Laurie


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