The Restory Retreat Centre

  Confusion On The Journey  “Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters—yes, even one’s own self!—can’t be my disciple. Anyone who won’t shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can’t be my disciple.“ ‭‭Luke‬ ‭14‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ ‭Message                        The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Video You don't have to be perfect. You just have to be authentically you.  All our love.  George & Matilda

  The Contemplative Life ~ ❖ ~ Living the contemplative life is learning to dance with the depths of divinity in everyday life.                                                                                        James Finley ~ ❖ ~ The Conversation Elements From The Conversation  Music With love and the deep wish that you may have an adventurous journey.  George & Matilda

Eylene at four years old (left) and at thirty (right). Not much that's changed. And yet. Eylene turned thirty yesterday. To celebrate the occasion, we went on an adventure, not unlike Winnie the Pooh and his friends when they went in search of the North Pole. We, a party of ten, however, went searching for the Neighbourgoods Market  in downtown Johannesburg.        We took the Gautrain, which is South Africa's only super modern express train. It runs between Pretoria and Johannesburg and we are very proud of it as the stations are kept neat and clean and one can pretend you are travelling abroad somewhere in a first world country.        Stepping off the train and following a myriad of cell phone gps's and hard copy maps, we set of to walk the 750 m to the market through an area we would normally not venture into. I felt excited by this, and sensed it in Eylene also, as we walked into the stomach of this vast African city, the sun ho...

I feel a little bit like Dorothy: on her way with her odd companions (sorry George!), to see the Wizard of Oz, feeling hopeful that at last, someone will be able to help them satisfy their deepest desires and help Dorothy get back home.      Thing is, I am home. And I’m off in little more than a week, together with George, to visit Pieter and Linda in Prague! So what is this that I am feeling?      I sit quietly, waiting for understanding to come. Susan Boyle is singing Daydream believer . Maybe there’s something in the lyrics that can give me a clue. If nothing happens by chance, then sock it to me, Susan!      The lyrics are beautiful, gentle and completely beyond me! Oh, what can it mean To a daydream believer And a  homecoming queen? Indeed!      So maybe insight will flow out my fingers as I write. Let’s see: I feel hopeful, for one, but for what exactly, I don’t know. A sense of anticipation, as...