Living in Grace in Medell\u00edn, Colombia was one of the \u201cbest\u201d retreats ever. I believe this was the 8th time I\u2019ve done this retreat. I don\u2019t have the words to describe the profound gifts I\u2019ve received and I will do my best to articulate what is resting so peacefully in my heart. <\/p>\n
The \u201cbest\u201d retreat ever is the only way I can describe this retreat and I know all the others have been quite profound as well. They are all magical and have their own unique way of being vehicles for God manifesting through us. I think the word \u201cbest\u201d came forward because of what I walked away with as a gift this time. <\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know if this training was magnified in a way that set my heart free or if I was building up to this moment all along and the experience of \u201cbest\u201d was because I somehow got it this time. I got that there is nothing more for me to do to be loved or loving\u2014that no matter what I do, what I accomplish, what I manifest, what I let go, God loves me. It\u2019s naturally my divine right and somehow I claimed this as mine–at least for the moment–in Colombia.<\/p>\n
I experienced a plugging into the South American culture and continent in a way that felt like waking up on fire and somehow still grounded in the sweetness of childlike innocence, wonder and play. Most of the time my stomach burned like a purple flame–not in a way that was painful, but in a way that was expressive of what I was letting go of, witnessing and receiving as my gift as I deepened my relationship with God. <\/p>\n
Preparing for a training of this caliber takes about 3 years to get off the ground, with a lot of help from locals in Colombia, like Betty de Garcia and Ana Maria Gonzalez. There is a sort of momentum that takes place when all the various countries come together to create a space for Living in Grace that is incredible to witness. It is as if the Light starts to weave a portal where everything is possible. <\/p>\n
During the retreat, I got glimpses of the Light radiating in the eyes of the people; I felt a clear recognition of the power of love in the silence we held together; I sensed a deep connection to my heart as I sacrificed what is simply passing through as a thought, feeling, or memory. What if as we prepared for our Traveler to come and work with us, we were indeed inviting a planetary shift in consciousness to take hold because something inside changed, moved, and integrated into my very beingness. I walk away renewed, inspired and connected. <\/p>\n
On the very first night, Vincent Dupont, our Facilitator called out various country names and asked for a show of hands for those who represented that country. We had people from Chile, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, Montreal, Canada, the United States, and of course various places in Colombia. It was a grand opening in South America. We were well represented around the world as a spiritual family in fellowship. From the very first night we enjoyed each other. We loved one another. We danced–Salsa. We laughed a lot. We hugged each other. We looked into each other\u2019s eyes. We cried. We got upset. We let go. We slipped into the Spirit body once again.<\/p>\n
I walk away with the gratitude of being in such a beautiful family where I keep being surprised at what \u201cbest\u201d means because there are so many of them. I look for ways to describe this amazing space I\u2019ve been called into and I am still lost for words every time I find myself at Home again.<\/p>\n
Love,
\nSherie<\/p>\n
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