We kicked off the 2021 Retreat Season this balmy winter Midwest weekend. I’ve imagined the Winter NSMR weekend as a time of hunkering down with cozy fires as we’re pummeled with thunder snow storms and the open field drifts that can turn Southwest Michigan into a mini arctic this time of year. Instead, after a couple weeks of icy, freezing temps, we dealt with the muddy roads and bright, brilliant skies of a late February thaw. As I’m fond of pointing out, the weather on the outside was secondary to the weather on the inside, which, after several days of silence coupled with deep practice periods, left us all clearer, brighter and partly sunnier. We’ll be hearing from our attendees shortly I’m sure, and all looking forward to our next Spring NSMR, planned for the weekend of April 30th - May 1st, 2021, and soon open for registration.