Rolling Ridge Study Retreat
Community
Connected to a wide circle of those who share a deep longing for a more authentic, nature-connected and soul-infused life.
Nature
Located on a 1600-acre nature preserve owned by the Rolling Ridge Conservancy and protected by a conservation easement with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Soul
Exploring the connections of spirit, faith and the wild earth.
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A boat, a wind, a blessing
We men and women are all in the same boat, upon a stormy sea. We owe to each other a terrible and tragic loyalty. (GK Chesterton) I have been thinking about this two-sentence quote. I saw it first in paraphrase form in an email from a friend. The paraphrase...
Where is Your Home – A Guest Post by Abigail Carlisle
Photo by Abigail Carlisle A few weeks ago I landed at JFK airport in New York City, after a 20-hour flight originating in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Passing through customs was like a walk through the United Nations. As I walked down the hallways toward the metro, I...
The Fierce Gift
By the time a small group of us gathers for our Advent and Winter Solstice retreat The Gift of Story in early December, it is probable that the U.S. presidential election will at last be over. Perhaps the ads, mailings, rallies, debates, harangues, solicitations, and...
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Where everything seems withheld.
The path you took to get here has washed out.
The way forward is still concealed from you.
The old is not old enough to have died away
The new is still too young to be born.”
-John O’Donohue