tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post1151756722386237321..comments2023-05-05T06:24:41.645-07:00Comments on <center>Under the Sycamore Tree</center>: I Left My Voice in San FranciscoMacrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13030180200630548845noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-60739356889536378922009-10-31T05:53:38.116-07:002009-10-31T05:53:38.116-07:00Thank you Sheila...I am glad to have helped you fi...Thank you Sheila...I am glad to have helped you find the value of silence. It is something the world at large doesn't offer to us. We have to seek it and practice it; and I, too, still struggle with the practice.Macrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030180200630548845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-16525587562064367322009-10-30T23:30:29.019-07:002009-10-30T23:30:29.019-07:00Macrina, I was at the San Damiano retreat, my firs...Macrina, I was at the San Damiano retreat, my first. I loved the silence so...I'm practicing the pauses, mostly the morning and night, and feeling focused and calm. I felt very connected to everyone even though we were silent. I'm looking forward to more retreats and silence. Thanks so much for teaching us. I am going to continue on this path.<br />Love in Christ,<br />Sheila<br />San Rafael CA<br /><br />PS-I'm the Evangelical (I use that term loosely)who stood up to comment on the experience at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-11980368438080984312009-10-30T18:46:19.137-07:002009-10-30T18:46:19.137-07:00Thank You! I have repeated the lesser version to ...Thank You! I have repeated the lesser version to at least two people, and it continues to resonate, with them and me also. I pray you are feeling better?! Hugs, MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-40064884796292020912009-10-30T07:01:21.106-07:002009-10-30T07:01:21.106-07:00Hello Mary...the quote you are trying to remember ...Hello Mary...the quote you are trying to remember is the question I ask myself at the end of each day: HAVE I BEEN A GOOD MEMORY IN ANYONE'S LIFE THIS DAY?Macrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030180200630548845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-18490952647257133262009-10-29T19:28:51.065-07:002009-10-29T19:28:51.065-07:00Dear Sr. Macrina,
I was one of the retreatants at...Dear Sr. Macrina,<br /><br />I was one of the retreatants at San Damiano (from the Wine Country), and I was so moved by your presence, and by the retreat itself. I'm trying to remember a phrase you used, that has remained with me, to the effect: "May I leave someone with a good memory today." Do you remember, and will you repeat it to me in your own beautiful words?<br /><br />I'm really sorry you have lost your voice, and must now "retreat" as it were, to your own quiet place, in order to put your health in its deserved place of importance. May you be restored to good health soon.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing yourself, your soul and heart with all of us on the retreat last weekend. For myself, it was a memorable, healing, and graced time!<br /><br />With love, Mary DixonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-85483215479910768892009-10-28T08:54:04.556-07:002009-10-28T08:54:04.556-07:00I pray that you may regain your voice, strength an...I pray that you may regain your voice, strength and health soon. Thank you again, Siser Macrina. I enjoyed meeting you, being in the silence and beauty of San Damiano. Sometimes I enjoy the forced Sabbaths due to illness. It forces me to slow down and take care, it's almost a relief. What you said about taking the time to pause (that you won't lose time, but get refreshed-renewed) does make sense. I also found doing the stretching exercises also helped to renew and refresh. God bless you!Fehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/26145336@N08/4053184568/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-3433348538137557522009-10-28T05:17:58.607-07:002009-10-28T05:17:58.607-07:00Beautiful! Silence is a good experience for a shor...Beautiful! Silence is a good experience for a short time.<br />Hope you have a voice again soon!Lila Rostenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315529639140700858noreply@blogger.com