This retreat will center on Mark Nepo’s new book, You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship. Mark will explore the gift and spirit of friendship, for friendship is indispensable. You may discover your dearest friends in the dark labyrinth of seeking truth together. Or, in a moment of feeling vulnerable, you may feel safe in the care of some trusted other. Often, you come upon your deepest friends when taking the long way home, when forced to put down your differences, when humbled to admit that you haven’t a clue where you’re going or how to get there. In the raw and tender space of such honesty, the net of friendship is woven. In fact, the root of the word friendship means “place of high safety.”
Throughout the weekend, Mark will look closely at the discovery of our kinship, the nature of friendship, the inevitable trials by which our bond is strengthened or broken, the acceptance of our humanness, and the conduit that lasting friendship becomes to the larger forces of life.
