‘Man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant… all the rest of his life is either past or gone, or not yet revealed.’ (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations) Before the weekend, I’d never fully understood or embraced the practice of journaling. I’d heard the phrase bandied around, but I didn’t really know what it was [...]
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Journaling as spiritual practice
Posted in Charney Manor, Wantage (Oxfordshire), Uncategorized on May 3, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Retreat 4: Charney Manor, Oxfordshire
Posted in Charney Manor, Wantage (Oxfordshire), Uncategorized on April 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
From this point on I will write short chapters of my weekend retreat experiences, rather than one long entry each time; a series of anecdotes that relate what I have learned and gained from my time away. It’s less exhausting this way, for me the writer, and you for you the reader. I got back from my [...]
A Quaker retreat
Posted in Charney Manor, Wantage (Oxfordshire), Uncategorized on April 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This month I’ll be heading back to Oxfordshire for a Quaker retreat, the fourth of my 12 weekend retreats. It’s a themed weekend, looking at the practice of journaling to deepen spirituality. This is the first themed retreat of the year, besides a themed quiet day on Lent at St Michael’s convent earlier in the [...]
