http://nancythegnomette.com/2009/10/05/the-sounds-of-silence/ Adventure + Inspiration Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:15:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://nancythegnomette.com/2009/10/05/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Nancy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:48:54 +0000 http://nancythegnomette.com/?p=225#comment-91 Oh, he totally knew it was silent. hahaha. j/k. He ended up having a harder time with the silence than I did, but in the end we both had made peace with it. Oh, he totally knew it was silent. hahaha. j/k. He ended up having a harder time with the silence than I did, but in the end we both had made peace with it.

]]> http://nancythegnomette.com/2009/10/05/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Candice Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:21:42 +0000 http://nancythegnomette.com/?p=225#comment-85 Hahahahaha, that is hilarious, I bet he totally knew it was a silent retreat. ;) JK. But yes, I'd have a freak-out moment as well Hahahahaha, that is hilarious, I bet he totally knew it was a silent retreat. JK. But yes, I’d have a freak-out moment as well

]]> http://nancythegnomette.com/2009/10/05/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Nancy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:59:02 +0000 http://nancythegnomette.com/?p=225#comment-79 We had no idea that it would be a completely silent retreat when we went up there. (In fact, it was my husband's first anniversary present to me. We had fun joking about what a great present it was that we couldn't talk the whole weekend. hahahaha) But, it ended up being easier than I would have thought, especially after I threw a little tantrum in my head and settled into it. But there was some serious monkey mind going on. Make that crazy circus monkeys throwing bedazzled fruit baskets... We had no idea that it would be a completely silent retreat when we went up there. (In fact, it was my husband’s first anniversary present to me. We had fun joking about what a great present it was that we couldn’t talk the whole weekend. hahahaha) But, it ended up being easier than I would have thought, especially after I threw a little tantrum in my head and settled into it. But there was some serious monkey mind going on. Make that crazy circus monkeys throwing bedazzled fruit baskets…

]]> http://nancythegnomette.com/2009/10/05/the-sounds-of-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Candice Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:21:44 +0000 http://nancythegnomette.com/?p=225#comment-76 I would LOVE to do something like this, but it sounds incredibly difficult. Seriously, meditation for hours? I think I'd be thinking of ways to Tweet about it the whole time... I would LOVE to do something like this, but it sounds incredibly difficult. Seriously, meditation for hours? I think I’d be thinking of ways to Tweet about it the whole time…

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