{"id":15736,"date":"2015-04-22T12:52:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T18:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=15736"},"modified":"2015-09-18T13:05:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T19:05:38","slug":"spark-my-muse-episode-4-wine-tasting-crash-course-and-how-to-do-a-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/spark-my-muse-episode-4-wine-tasting-crash-course-and-how-to-do-a-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 4 (Wine Tasting Crash Course and how to do a Retreat)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shownotes<br \/>\nSpark My Muse &#8211; Episode 4 (Wine Tasting Crash Course and how to do a Retreat)<\/h2>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FSMM-4-Retreat.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Fspark-my-muse-episode-4-wine-tasting-crash-course-and-how-to-do-a-retreat%2F\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/SMM-4-Retreat.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=15736-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/SMM-4-Retreat.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"SMM-4-Retreat.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 13:16 &#8212; 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(This makes for a great spiritual practice as well.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Sparking your Muse:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s topic:<br \/>\nA personal Retreat<\/strong> &#8211; critical for creativity, spiritual sensitivity, and well being.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/jesuitcenter.org\" target=\"_blank\"> retreat center<\/a> I go to.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spiritual Thirst:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By the time you are thirsty, your kidney\u2019s have sent an emergency signal to your brain. Now the brain tries to regain health for your body with urges to drink. It\u2019s better to provide for the body ahead of time, of course. The same is true for a thirsty soul. Don\u2019t let yourself get morbidly parched. It\u2019s not healthy for\u00a0you or anyone in your life. It\u2019s terrible for your art and your creative muse, and your mission in the world. You have to be well to do right by others. You have to <strong>be well<\/strong> to do well. But most of all you have to properly BE.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Getting it wrong:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>A\u00a0retreat that&#8217;s more of a social gathering with activities&#8230;That\u2019s a Protestant, Western, answer to a problem that misunderstands the question.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Catholic tradition with it\u2019s long history of spiritual retreats and spiritual guides was too much spurned by Protestant protest against it in favor of being busy at work and productive, while too often letting the soul starve for want of divine tranquility and peace.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>God is best found in stillness and when the boisterous yammering of our heart and mind are soothed by rest and unplugging in every way.<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><i>The real question is not how can I find a party so I can feel whole\u2026.but How do I find my whole way home?<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Home is within.<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><i>You become quiet and you go inside. God is within. You won\u2019t find a God of Sabbath rest \u201cout there\u201d or at a place.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3 Most Important Tips:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. put it on the calendar. mark it off. It\u2019s a vacation day.<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\nOr as the British say it (better) \u201cyou need to go on holiday!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HOLY DAY.<\/p>\n<p>Holy means set apart. That\u2019s exactly what retreat should be.<\/p>\n<p>If you take take off from work for doctor\u2019s apps, then think of it like that.<\/p>\n<p>Block off 4-6 hours at minimum<\/p>\n<p>8-10 is better and 24-48 is really when things get very beneficial.<\/p>\n<p><em>AND Go away from home and people. A retreat center, a natural setting, a private room at a church or someone\u2019s home.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Do all you can to minimize all distractions and obligations.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plan ahead. Tell people you WILL be off the grid. Not able to be contacted. at all.<\/p>\n<p>Leave your phone in your car. A few hours won\u2019t kill you. If you think that it might, or that you can\u2019t possibility be out-of-contact\u2026or maybe that you are too important and busy to do this.<\/p>\n<p>Then you have to be even more serious able doing it. Delusion has set in. You have become blind. You are starting to die a soul death. Get away RIGHT away!<\/p>\n<p>(You may be afraid of what thoughts are going to come up when things get quiet. Be brave!)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Let the chatter die out.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nIf your mind is clamoring\u2026and it will be if you have a lot to be responsible for\u2026.then you really can\u2019t get to a place of rest.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 \u00a0Jot everything down quickly and put it to the side. It will be there when you get back and you will be able to deal with it better.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A simple Worksheet that&#8217;s perfect for retreats:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u2022 The SHARPENING Ritual\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u2022 The SHARPENING Ritual<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n(PRAYER-centered VERSION)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Special perks and rewards are available too. Join with the Spark My Muse community at the Spark My Muse page at Patreon! 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