For the past few years I have enjoyed the spiritual practice of discerning a "word for the year." Among others, my words have included fallow, dance, Jesus, play, and trust. My word for 2024 is SILENT and I have thoroughly enjoyed leaning into this invitation to be more quiet, still and present in my daily life.
In keeping with my word for the year, my Belly of the Whale 10th Anniversary gift to myself was a week-long SILENT retreat at Mercy by the Sea Retreat Center on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound. I love to play with words and was especially delighted by the opportunity to embrace a "silent" retreat on the "sound" ... a place to dive deep into the "sound of silence!"
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