A WEEKEND RETREAT
Hi Journal,
A weekend retreat.
A FRIEND OF MINE INVITED ME TO ATTEND,
HIS CHURCH GROUP'S 'WEEKEND RETREAT.'
FOR MYSELF, HAVING LET GO OF ALL THINGS RELIGIOUS,
TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN,
ONLY DESCRIBE MYSELF AS BEING A HEATHEN,
I STILL JUMPED AT THIS CHANCE,
TO MEET PEOPLE, TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW,
TO TAKE PART IN AND ENJOY, AND BENEFIT FROM,
THE ACTIVITIES ON OFFER.
ARRIVING AT THE SPLENDID COUNTRY VENUE,
ON THE FRIDAY EVENING,
I DESCRIBE ONLY THE SATURDAY HAPPENINGS.
UP AND OUT OF BED AT 5.00 AM,
TAKE MEDICATION AND AWAIT KICK-IN.
KICK-IN OCCURS SHORTLY BEFORE 6. AM,
OH WHAT A FEELING.
I'M READY AND RARING TO GO.
MY FRIEND TONY AND I,
GO FOR AN EARLY MORNING WALK IN THE BUSH.
7.00 AM ,
A RIGOROUS SUPERVISED FULL BODY WORK OUT,
BLOWS THE COBWEBS AWAY.
THIS BEING FOLLOWED BY A HEARTY FULL COOKED,
ENGLISH BREAKFAST,
MADE FOR A GREAT START TO THE DAY.
LOAD THE CANOES AND PICK UP LIFE JACKETS,
DRIVING TO THE RIVER,
AND AFTER A FEW HICK-UPS ON THE WAY,
GETTING LOST IN THE BUSH,
WE ARE IN THE WATER SHORTLY AFTER 10.00 AM.
PADDLE UP THE RIVER,
SPLASHING AND HAVING FUN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
RELOAD THE CANOES ON VEHICLES, ENJOY A PACKED LUNCH,
RETURNING BACK TO BASE AT 2.00 PM,
JUST IN TIME FOR A TAI CHI CLASS.
FEELING THE PACE NOW.
4.00 PM, WE DIVIDE INTO TEAMS OF EIGHT AND COMPETE,
IN A SERIES OF, 'IT'S A KNOCK-OUT' CRAZY PHYSICAL GAMES,
MUCH FUN AND ENJOYMENT FOR ALL ROUND.
THEN ATTENDED A WORKSHOP COME TALK,
ON JETTISONING UNWANTED NEGATIVE BAGGAGE.UNWANTED.
6.00 PM DINER, AND VERY NICE IT WAS TOO.
MAKE READY FOR A COUNTRY AND WESTERN DANCE, AT 7.30.
DANCING ENDS AT 10. 00 PM AND THE KARAOKE BEGINS.
MORE FUN AND LAUGHS.
IN BED SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT,
FEELING NOT A LITTLE TIRED, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT.
WAKE UP AT 6.00 AM.
TRY TO MOVE,
OUCH, I ACHE AND HURT EVERYWHERE, LOL,
WHAT A GREAT DAY WE HAD,
WHAT A MAGNIFICENT WEEKEND.
IT WILL LIVE LONG IN MY MEMORY,
LEARNING MUCH,
I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS FULL WEEKEND,
SPENT WITH LOVELY PEOPLE.
I LOVE LIFE, IT'S GREAT BEING ALIVE.
YOU BET IT IS.
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