The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.
—Dean Ornish
I’m leaving on my retreat today. I thought this quote was somewhat apropos for the type of retreat I am going to. The retreat is designed to disconnect from social norms and reconnect with nature. We will be engaging in workshops like art, body movement, and photography, as well as rituals, trance dance, and fire ceremony. I really need this getaway, and I am going to make the most of it.
I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's.
My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces.
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Joe
The Closet Professor 
June 8th, 2023 at 8:48 am
I hope you have a magnificent time in your days of retreat, and that there’s some other eye candy or socializing along the way! Enjoy!
June 8th, 2023 at 8:29 pm
I hope you have a wonderful and restful time on the retreat.
June 8th, 2023 at 11:45 pm
So far, so good. I’m quite enjoying myself. There is eye candy galore. 🍆🍆🍆🍑🍑🍑