Do You
Have a Heart?
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Upcoming Events
To register for any of these events, call 303-377-0293 or email us at maryshope@qwestoffice.net
Journey to the Cross
Silent Retreat
Who is invited
to attend?
You
are.
Everyone
has something to heal: losses, injuries, regrets, disappointments, grief,
fatigue, stress, abuse, neglect.
Everyone
needs time to slow down and listen.
Come
and receive the unique gift that God has prepared especially for you
in this day of quiet and reflection.
March 6, 2010
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
8545 E. Dry Creek Rd.
Centennial, CO 80112
Fee: $30.00
Lunch included
Spiritual Healing and Recovery
Introductory Workshop
March 20, 2010
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
8545 E. Dry Creek Rd.
Centennial, CO 80112
Fee: $125.00
Survivors, Foster/Adoptive Parents, Repeat Attendees: $100.00
Limited Scholarships Available
Lunch on your own
Snacks provided.
Coming June 12th....
Spiritual Healing and Recovery Introductory Workshop
Colorado Springs, CO.
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What Does One Need for
Spiritual Healing?
OK. I'm ready. I'm
hurting enough, and I'm tired of hurting, so I am going to begin my work on
this thing they call "the spiritual healing journey". Only problem is, I'm not sure where to go,
what to pack and whom to invite along the way.
What does one need for spiritual healing?
First, I need people .
This journey is not to be taken in isolation. I'll need a good therapist--and maybe a
spiritual director--who get it: healing companions who have worked with
survivors of abuse, who have done their own healing work around their own
wounds, who will work both with me the adult and me the little kid
inside who is wounded and hurting.
Companions who are trusted by my big self and my little
self. And if the first ones I try don't
work out, I need to keep looking until I find a good fit. I need to surround myself with positive
friends and family who love me, get me, encourage me, respect me, and hold me
accountable--and are willing to challenge me when I need to be challenged. Maybe
I need a pet that loves me and will listen intently.
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I need a safe environment in which to heal, where I can
nourish the fledgling Hope that is growing in me, and where I can give myself
permission to heal. I need to WANT to
change--and I need courage--no one can do this difficult work for me. I need to intentionally set aside time to do
this work. I need to take advantage of good self care, so that I will have the
energy to navigate this path. And, I
need to accept where I am and who I am, and hold on to the belief that one day
I'll realize that I am not what happened to me.
And I'll need healing resources. Books, music, f at crayons, clay, journals and
colored pens, or my computer and lots of fonts. Maybe a rocking chair and
stuffed animal or doll to hold. Nature, and body work--exercise, yoga,
massage, tai chi, and anything else that helps me be grounded in Creation as my
world seems to be swirling out of control.
Proper medication, if that is medically appropriate. And opportunities to have fun and step away
from the hard work for a time, so that I can have times of re-creation along
the way.
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I can't go to the "Spiritual Healing Store" and
buy a ready-made kit.
I just have to jump in somewhere, and as I journey, I will
collect tools to help me heal, and a community of people to support me. Sometimes, I will go looking for them;
sometimes, they just seem to appear when I most need them. Each time I attend a
Mary's Hope workshop, I collect a few more gems to put in my gunny sack....things
that I wasn't able to hear the previous times I was at that workshop.
Sherry says, "This is the hardest work you'll ever
do" and she is right. But it is
work that is worth doing, and you, too, can choose to surround yourself with those
things you need to make your own spiritual healing journey one of hope and
blessing. And, Mary's Hope is here to
help you. Is today the day you'll decide that you are tired of
hurting?
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Mary's Hope Workshops
Executive Director
Sherry Niermann
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