An Artist Retreat

Here's an interesting idea!

If I had my way -- I'd take a vacation all by myself! I'd head to the mountains and find a home-y cabin to stay in -- ALONE!! Leaving the lights, sounds, blaring TV's and the hustle and bustle of the "city" behind. A funny thing happens when the world fades away and you are left to your own "personal peace." You start to hear your own personal thoughts loud and clear. They are no longer strangers living inside. They have center stage. In this kind of peaceful quite state, we can find ourselves -- come to know ourselves better then we ever thought!

I would bring sketchbooks, watercolors, a camera, pencils, pens, pastels, erasers, ink, whatever I thought I needed to express myself. I would create work that is personal, spontaneous and for ME!

I would use this tranquil time to sit in silence and to focus on God. I would pray out all my desires for my life and for others. I bet I would have conversations with God that I could have with no one else. I would present my requests and then SIT & WAIT!! There's power in this -- waiting and listening. Through the listening, we find answers!! Gold nuggets can still be mined in the Rocky Mountains!

I would walk, run, hike. Whatever my body thought it needed to do. I have no schedule, no one to take care of, no one to please, no one to cook for. I would bring healthy, clean food. Quick to prepare -- open the cooler and eat. Raw veggies, light meats, snacks and plenty of my own liquid gold -- GREEN TEA!!

How long would I stay? A couple of days at least, maybe a week. Maybe I would have the sudden urge to build a cabin and move!