Tag Archives: retreat

Creating a Quiet Space

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a quiet space where you could just relax and be zen? A place where kids, animals and the outside world don’t come near? If you have a home of any kind, you can create that quiet space as your own personal retreat. Here are some ideas. Pick out a quiet corner and make it your own. You might choose to turn the space under the stairs into a nook or just grab a corner of your bedroom to turn into a retreat. Another nice spot for a secret space is a large stair landing. … Continue reading →

What About a Retreat?

In my years of working with nonprofit organizations, one surefire way to jumpstart creativity and get people to see things with new eyes and a fresh perspective was to take a retreat. Even getting out of the office and/or typical environment for one morning or a day could work wonders for rejuvenation and focus. Just because you are a one-person show running your own home business does NOT mean that you can’t get out of the ordinary and take a business retreat… Is there a problem that your business is facing? Do you need to do some long range planning … Continue reading →

Marriage Tips: Oasis

In the A-Z Guide, O represented oasis. Your marriage and your home should be an oasis for you and your spouse. It should be the one place you can each be yourselves without fear of judgment, the place you feel safe, comforted, and comfortable. It should be a refuge from the outside world and the demands of life. Unfortunately, in too many marriages, the home or the relationship feels like another demand. Coming home to one’s spouse is not a relief, a refuge; it is just a different set of problems or pressures. We have to work to make being … Continue reading →