Soul Sister Time

              The last day of the 10-day Silent retreat I attended our leaders gave us some sage advice.  They told us that we cannot perceive it but our bodies, minds and souls have slowed down since we have been on the retreat.  They told us our senses are off a bit and they advised us to be careful and not move too fast, or expect to re-enter the world at the same pace we left.  A result of our silence was that we had slowed down, but the world had not.  It helped explain my inability to remember where I put things.  I began to notice this in myself as I had such a hard time packing, even though I had brought very little with me.  I couldn’t remember where I had placed things I had not needed during the retreat.  After our last session, we broke our silence dinner and then enjoyed an ice cream party.  After so much talking so much I found it hard to get to sleep.   ...