The Restory Retreat Centre

   Avoiding  Mistakes The Conversation Elements From The Conversation ~ ❖ ~ Wise words from an old Hasidic poem: Take special care to guard your tongue  before the morning prayer.  Even greeting your fellow, we are told,  can be harmful at that hour.  A person who wakes up in the morning is  like a new creation.  Begin your day with unkind words,  or even trivial matters —  even though you may later turn to prayer,  you have not been true to your Creation.  All of your words each day  are related to one another.  All of them are rooted  in the first words that you speak. ~ ❖ ~ Music The “deep river” feels like the current that carries you when you stop struggling. It’s not about change through effort, but through surrender to what really matters.  As always, with our love. George & Matilda

  Foute Vermy Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek ~ ❖ ~ Wyse woorde van 'n ou Hasidiese gedig: Take special care to guard your tongue  before the morning prayer.  Even greeting your fellow, we are told,  can be harmful at that hour.  A person who wakes up in the morning is  like a new creation.  Begin your day with unkind words,  or even trivial matters —  even though you may later turn to prayer,  you have not been true to your Creation.  All of your words each day  are related to one another.  All of them are rooted  in the first words that you speak. ~ ❖ ~ Musiek Die “diep rivier” voel soos die stroom wat mens dra as jy ophou om te spartel. Dis nie oor verandering deur inspanning nie, maar deur oorgee aan wat werklik saak maak.  Soos altyd met ons liefde. George & Matilda

The unfinished “The Adoration of the Magi” by Leonardo da Vinci (1480) I am slow.  I love to dawdle, look at this and that, get sidetracked, explore more and get lost in the detail.  This should not be confused with laziness. I’m really not lazy. I can work extremely hard, for long periods on end. I get a lot of things done; it just takes me longer than most. I am usually one step behind and not on schedule. I frustrate people who are efficient and fast. Of course it has its drawbacks and a negative side. It is not a very effective strategy if you want to pay the bills every month by producing a large number of things. My output, in terms of quantity, will never make me rich.  It often makes me feel guilty because judging by productivity, efficiency and time-is-money-standards I really do not make the grade. As I’ve said before, most of the time I feel out of step with culture and Western society, or to be more precise, that part of culture and s...