“No more hiding in the shadow of your brokenness;
Align with light."
LaShaun Middlebrooks Collier
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During every retreat,
I try to find some image
that encapsulates
the thoughts and feelings of the experience;
a visual that will serve as a prompt
to bring back the memories
in the days or weeks
after 'retreat glow' has dissipated.
in the days or weeks
after 'retreat glow' has dissipated.
Since Riverwoods is such a stunningly beautiful place,
there was no end to the options
from which I could choose.
Yet as I came home and reviewed the photos I had taken,
it wasn't even a close contest.
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While walking the fence line of the property,
immediately adjacent to a country highway,
I spotted a cars side mirror;
unclaimed detritus from an accident
along a busy road.
For once,
the Trauma Social Worker in me
didn't dwell on what the details of the accident
might have been.
(I can't tell you what progress that is!)
I thought instead of the reality
that no matter how broken we are -
and Spoiler alert,
we all are! -
we are still capable of reflecting Gods glory;
still capable of reflecting the beauty that's in the world around us.
No matter how broken,
discarded
and unclaimed,
a sliver of light
is still there.
Perhaps my favorite series of images
for reflection
ever!
(pun intended)
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