Snippets of My Retreat in Daily Life

The past three (3) weeks have taken me to a wonderful spiritual journey. I’m grateful I had the time to think things through and realize why things had to happen a certain way. I have somehow gone full circle and it is amazing. I’m happy! :-) I realized that …

1. I have to learn to trust God that He will take me where I am needed. When I realize where I am today, I’m very happy with where He has taken me. Life is fluid, free flowing and spontaneous. I’ve learned how to ride the waves and surf through tough waters and yet enjoy the sun and the feel of sand on my feet.

2. My prayers were much unstructured and yet I feel just as loved, guided and blessed. I wasn’t able to follow the assigned scriptural readings and yet I strongly feel the presence of the Lord. I don’t even feel guilty about missing out on some assigned readings. I can experience my journey the way I want it to be.

3. I can experience God in ways I never thought I would. It’s not just in prayer.

4. Just when I was about to lose my footing with all the things happening around me, I always get a gasp of second wind that takes me to the finish line.

5. Keeping my life real was one of my toughest challenges. I’m glad to say I’m doing it every single day.

6. I have new found friends and it brings me joy to share my life with people who share the same passion as I do. I have lost people who I thought were my “friends” and now that I look back, I’m better off with those “friends”. There are wounds to be healed and I know I’m healing well.

7. Though I encountered moments of dryness in my prayer, I found a way to have a conversation with Him. I pray on my way to work, lunch break and on my way home. Prayer need not be structured. It is spontaneous.

8. Now that I’m back to work, I strive to balance my professional and personal life. There were moments I was tempted to bring home work but I chose to protect my personal time.

9. I only have simple dreams and I do not wish to be placed on a pedestal. No matter what people say, they are entitled to it and so am I.

10. Life is good. Learn from the past, enjoy the present and don’t worry about the future.