Hello all!
Well, I have to say that I had one amazing time this weekend on yet another retreat for SMC. As I am sure you can tell by now, I try to get involved with as many things as possible on campus. One of the last things I had not done yet was the religious Retreat Emmaus. I know that I have talked about LEAP before and this is a similar retreat but it is more religious and more of a reflective weekend. I think that this was a nice opportunity for me because I am a very reflective person in general. However, I do not normally reflect on my own life or my own personal relationships. I always reflect on my education practices or situations that happen in my life but never really focus on myself. This weekend has really opened up a lot for me and I got so much out of it. My roommate Nick also went on the weekend and he seemed to get a lot out of the experience as well.
The reason that I really liked the weekend was because it was very relaxing. We got a lot of sleep and did not do any strenuous activity. We just got to hang out, reflect, talk, and then get plenty of sleep. Being that I feel as if there is always a lot going on in my life at once, it was nice to be able to step back for a second and get a reality check on my own life. I really got to put everything together, some personal and not so personal things together. I really feel as if I have pieced my life together at least for the time being so that I can now focus on my studies without the stress of worrying about my own life. I do highly suggest that other people go on this retreat because it really helps to calm you down and think about the role that God has on your life. So obviously if you are not quite a religious person the retreat could work in two ways for you. Either you would be comfortable and maybe even think about God and let him into your life or you would have a bad experience and completely be unimpressed by the experience. But if you are someone like me who is willing to try anything, it could be one of the best experiences of your life.
It was also such a nice weekend except for the fact that an Ice Storm hit NY, which is where the retreat was, and we were stuck there for an extra day. Of course, I was very upset when we first heard the news and I had to literally make 9 phone calls to people to let them know I was not going to be back till Monday. I was pretty upset because I missed three meetings, feel like I have fallen behind on work, and I missed my last Accepted Student Academic Day yesterday. I had worked very hard for the day and was just depressed about not being able to make it. Yet, the extra day of rest and comfort was so great and I feel ready to tackle the world. I know that I will be able to make up the work and everything will be fine now, I just need to role with the punches and somehow everything will get done. I really had such a great experience and it reminds me more and more how I chose the right college to go to.
I definitely owe people some thanks for being so understanding and helpful with the experience. First of all, to the lovely Brigette. She was the one who made me go on the weekend and it was a great experience. I want to thank all of the team members for making it an amazing experience. I also was to thank Jo for being an amazing supportive person on the weekend and even Father Brian for being a strong spiritual leader. (Even though you called me fat! haha) I also have to thank my parents for giving them support for the weekend and Nick's parents! Jodie and Scott, you guys are great and I was so glad you were a part of my experience as well! You all rock my world and I just hope I get more opportunities to share back the experience I had whether it be through going on the retreat or being a disciple. This will stay with me for a while and I will use the quote, Live the Fourth, and do not worry because it gets you now where.
Peace,
Yeshua
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