This retreat centers on Mark's new book, You Don't Have to Do It Alone: The Net of Friendship. Our time together explores the gift and spirit of friendship, for friendship is indispensable. We may discover our dearest friends in the dark labyrinth of seeking truth together. Or, in a moment of feeling vulnerable, we may feel safe in the care of some trusted other.
We often come upon our deepest friends when taking the long way home, when forced to put down our differences, when humbled to admit that we haven't a clue where we’re going or how to get there. In the raw and tender space of such honesty, the net of friendship is woven. In fact, the root of the word friendship means "place of high safety."
In these sessions, we look closely at the discovery of our kinship, the nature of friendship, the inevitable trials by which our bond is strengthened or broken, the acceptance of our humanness, and the conduit that lasting friendship becomes to the larger forces of life.
