The Restory Retreat Centre

Grief In Being Alive The Conversation  Elements From The Conversation  Music With our love. George & Matilda   

  Existential Health Wonder, Self-Acceptance, Purposeful Living The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Creative Piece As a visual expression of this transition to our "second life," an existence stripped of demands and masks, American artist David Best breaks through the usual boundaries of art. His layered, intricate wooden temples are not built to serve as lasting monuments, but to stand as temporary spaces where people can write their deepest losses, guilt, and obsolete roles on the walls. As Best himself notes, it is not about the technical craftsmanship of the structure, but about the space it creates for the human soul to free itself. And even when an installation like this one in the Renwick Gallery is not allowed to be burned on site, the structure is stripped by hand afterward and the written messages taken to the desert to be burned there in silence. Thus the flames and the spaces strip away all the noise of everyday life, leaving us with only the pure wond...

  Collage   Lord.... you know me. Ps 139:1                                              The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Music The discovery of our loves is applicable in all facets of our lives - music, art, places, activities, groups.... Through our passions, God leads us by the hand, as it were, to discover the world in which we live and ourselves. You may even be surprised when you realize what resonates deeply! We love having conversations with you. Thank you! George & Matilda

Notes from a different drummer Learning the unforced rhythms of grace Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.                                                               Henry David Thoreau Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."                   ...