A friend started it years ago- asking me if I wanted to come on one of his wilderness retreats. The idea was simple: a group of people travel to an uninhabited island – a different one each year- off the West Coast of Scotland. I said yes, reluctantly: I’ve never been a fan of camping,Continue reading “Shifting slates into the future”
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Back from an island…
I got back from a wilderness retreat a week or so ago. I’ve taken part in these for some time now; the experience grows in my mind and imagination even more when I’ve left. We pick an island and sail: this year it was going to be Insh, but the tides didn’t work out, soContinue reading “Back from an island…”
In the wilderness.
‘All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone’ (Blaise Pascal). I’ve been back a few days from a yearly ‘wilderness retreat’ and it was beautiful; hard, tiring, full of laughter, tears & honesty and at times almost overwhelming. The wilderness doesn’t exist for you or me and theseContinue reading “In the wilderness.”
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