{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"REALIFE Conversations from the Porch","title":"057: Why Do You Need Retreat Days?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1501,"description":"Culture teaches us to push, push, push! While productivity and work are important parts of our whole REALIFE, if we don't learn to come away for a while we end up living a very reactionary life with our hair on fire! \nAuthor Dallas Willard says, \"If you don't come apart for a while, you will come apart after a while.\"\nWhile each Enneagram type approaches retreat differently, and we'll talk about that more on next week's episode, for each type there is Full Circle wholeness and living that comes when we're willing to pause and step away from our regular everyday, ordinary lives. \nOn this episode, we'll explore:\n Why is retreat necessary? \nWhat should I consider in structuring a retreat?\nHow could developing a rhythm of retreat be a factor in living more sustainably? \nAs you listen in to Episode 057 consider...what would it be worth for me to step away and pause to retreat and take a 30,000-foot view of my life and my business and what will it cost me if I never come apart from it all? \nREALIFE Resources from this Episode:\n Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation by Ruth Haley Barton\n 12 Week Year by Brian Moran & Michael Lennington\nIf you're ready to come away for 48 hours on retreat, join us at the REALIFE Process®, February 21-23, on the farm in Mason, IL for our first foundational retreat of the year. On retreat, you'll get up on the balcony of your life and work to: \n Align your values and giftedness with your areas of focus\nDesign action projects and practical steps for the next 90 days to move you forward personally and professionally\nYou'll set up your calendar to include self and soul care, quality time with valuable people in your life, design personal and work projects to move you forward, and have space for the everyday tasks of life\nLearn to create rhythms of rest, renew and review\nClick here for Early Birdy REALIFE Process® Registration Information!\nIf you're interested in experiencing the harmony of the Enneagram and the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OVBSsKfZpBrbPhPEq4ZcGRvv5b0hdwV76ndOwfbQqLk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MWUx/NGExOTVlZDY1Zjg5/NDRhMWExYmY2NmE4/NGFmMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}