Jack’s Three Principles Travel Blog Saturday, January 13, 2018
Saturday, January 13. Day two of the training. Last night, walking back to the Aparthotel of Santa Maria Beach where I’m staying, I had no idea of where to go with the group. Something came to me that sounded good. But by the time I got back there in the morning, it had changed. I almost always start my groups off the next day by asking for any insights, comments or questions from the day and night before, which most of the time is my favorite part of the training, and this one was very nice. Just as our break finished, I had changed my mind again about where to go with the group. Planning without being attached to the plan; this keep me completely present with the moment and it can change on a dime. And it must have come from wisdom because this second deep listening activity we did on creation of illusion went very well. We were served the typical Cape Verdean meal for lunch. Then we went into retreat mode, took the afternoon off, went to the beach, and met again at 5:00 PM. This is a really nice beach. It is why tourists come to this island. When I get to a white sand beach like this, first I have to run on it, then I have to swim in it if it’s not too rough, and this was almost perfect swimming. So I swam for about 10 minutes, before I got bowled over by a wave because I swam too close to shore. That made me want to go body surfing, which I did for another fifteen minutes. In this particular place, where the beach curves just right, the waves were breaking perfectly. So I had a great time taking in some waves and getting some great waves. Some of the waves were deceptively powerful. Then I swam back another 10 minutes to where Damian and Donna were sunbathing, which is the other thing I have to do when I get to a beach like this. Great afternoon. Then we met back at the training from 5 to 7. This is definitely the way to run a training retreat. It really helps people because it relaxes their minds. This group is really starting to feel close and get a beautiful feeling together. As Syd Banks always said, “The answer lies in the feeling.”
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