kikimasu in Cincinnati is doing 34 things including…

Visit a monastery

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kikimasu has written 4 entries about this goal

Booked 3 months ago

I called and reserved a weekend retreat for October 16th-19th. I’m very excited. The fall colors should be out and I’ll be at the Abbey where Thomas Merton wrote some of the books I love so much. I plan to take a couple of his books, a book or two of poetry, a notebook and some pens and spend the entire weekend in complete silence. I know it’s certainly not everyone’s idea of a good time, but I can’t wait!

Sep 22, 04:55PM PDT | 6 cheers | 5 comments


Soon 3 months ago

It looks like I’m going to have to postpone my trip to Seattle, so I may be spending a weekend at Gethsemani in just a couple of weeks. Beautiful time of year to be there, too. If I go, I’ll definitely take some pictures.

Sep 18, 07:16AM PDT | 0 comments


Decided 5 months ago

I want to go to the Abbey of Gethsemani where Thomas Merton was a monk. It’s about three hours from here. I hope to go before the end of summer. It’s a three hour drive so I’ll just need pet-sitters for one night and I can enjoy a couple of days in a beautiful, secluded area and just meditate and think.

http://www.monks.org/visits.html

Jul 12, 01:47PM PDT | 3 cheers | 14 comments


Plenty to choose from 5 months ago

I’ve found that there are a lot of monasteries relatively close to where I live, including the one where Thomas Merton was a monk. I think I will try and plan a trip for the end of summer/beginning of fall to visit one of them with my mother.

Jun 26, 07:12PM PDT | 2 cheers | 2 comments


kikimasu has gotten 20 cheers on this goal.

 

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