Retreat To Joy

04/22/2026

🧡Dreams feed the soul

El hombre nunca puede cesar de soñar. El sueño es el alimento del alma, como la comida lo es del cuerpo. - El Peregrino de Compostela

04/21/2026

100% Fact! 🍀🍀🍀🍀

It's true. Attention and your hard work are followed by luck. Be mindful out there.

04/20/2026

Success is not luck.
It is the result of preparation meeting opportunity.
The more prepared you are, the more confident you become.
What are you preparing for today?

04/20/2026

Retreat To Joy is 10 years old!

Anniversary years are a great time to reflect where you’ve been what you’ve accomplished…

Retreat To Joy has only just begun.…
We are here for times like these.
2026! We are launching new initiatives and alliances. So much more to come.☀️🧡🌏✌🏼🌻

 a photo from our beginnings 2016 in the RIORDAN CLINIC pyramid
Also pictured ZOE Porazka, and Katerina Gavin.

04/19/2026

ZOOM IN/ ZOOM OUT

What amazing times we live in now. Knowledge is so available at the click of a mouse. There is no more. “there” we are all “here “. CONNECTED🧡

Friday, I spent a magical day with my very wise Wichita friends. “Marketing for Good.”
Saturday , I joined my colleague Gus Castellanos and East Coast Mindfulness for up-to-date and compelling scientific evidence about the power of Mindfulness.

It’s important for me to stay connected and up-to-date. The experience of mindfulness is available to us all the time.  it is our birth rite and making it open source is mission

MINDFULICT makes it accessible, simple and sustainable. Can”t wait to tell you more. ..We call taking an intentional breath, “coming HOME to the heart”🧡

04/18/2026

🧡🌱✌🏼getting back to the garden
Coming Home to the Heart

Tending to the part of the garden you can touch is how we truly create lasting change in this world, and it’s how we can do it with love. When we attempt to create sweeping changes across the globe, we can get caught up and burnt out. But when we touch right where we are with love, our home, our community, our work, and those around us, they feel that love and they then carry it with them and spread it. The spiritual path invites us to make the garden around us beautiful, and from there that love and beauty spreads across this beautiful globe from a place of balance and care. 🌏

04/18/2026

It feels better to be in a good mood.
You have so much more control over your thoughts then you think. Neuroscience shows every day that our thoughts make things. Choose Joy

According to psychology, the ability to maintain a positive mood despite adversity is one of the most powerful skills for mental health and resilience. Cultivating emotional regulation allows the brain to respond adaptively to stress rather than being overwhelmed.

When faced with challenges, psychologist says people who can sustain a good mood activate neural circuits that regulate the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, reducing stress responses and improving decision-making. According to psychology, this practice strengthens cognitive flexibility, allowing individuals to focus on solutions rather than being consumed by negativity.

Research shows that habitual positive emotional regulation contributes to better relationships, productivity, and overall well-being. Psychologist says maintaining optimism in difficult situations encourages problem-solving, creativity, and social connection. According to psychology, people who practice mood regulation experience lower cortisol, reduced anxiety, and increased resilience over time.

Psychologist says developing this skill requires mindfulness, reflection, and intentional perspective shifts. According to psychology, choosing to stay in a good mood despite hundreds of reasons not to rewires the brain for emotional strength, demonstrating that happiness is not just circumstantial, it can be learned and cultivated as a daily practice.

04/17/2026

I am blown away by all the Good there is in Wichita. Really, soon we are going to hear that there is something going on in Wichita, Kansas

I like to meet new people and go to conferences.  The one I attended today hit it out of the park.

Today I attended the Marketing for Good Conf in Wichita at WSU TECH
It was absolutely Transformational!!!
So well organized and they got five stars on every category - Venue, Coffee, Food.

All that is important, but I was really there for the Content.  The presenters and the information exceeded any expectation. It sometimes seems in the world today that there is an struggle with doing good and doing the marketing to get the message across.

This proved to me that we are all going to be OK. Being in a room for eight hours, surrounded by people who are passionate and committed to their missions. So inspirational.

I want the world to know that there is something going on in Kansas. Something good⭐️✨

 What really clicked for me is the role that AI can play in doing good. YES!
It is possible and a very useful tool.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thankful to the organizers, Krissy, Jae, Katy and Beth.

Here are a few photos of the day.
Enjoy the weekend

04/16/2026

Between the in breath and the out breath.
Powerful energy - always available

"Just this."

04/15/2026

Kindness doesn't require an audience. —Brooke

04/15/2026

PAUSE

It is important to pause during the
day to recharge your energy levels.
Here is 30 seconds of my day. How delightful🦆🦆🦆
A pause can put your ducks back in a row