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Why Gay Spiritual Retreats Are More Important Now

Life is really full of stress for most of us right now. Financial worries and uncertainties fill our daily lifes. The media makes it worse with continuously depressing reporting.

As humans, we are programmed to avoid anything that feels bad or uncomfortable. If it hurts, the first thing we try to do is get away from the pain, and stress certainly is painful. Were also taught that the quick fix is the best fix. Got a headache? Take a pill. Cant sleep? Take another pill. Stressed out? Have a cocktail, or take a vacation!

Vacations have long been a solution for stress. There is this misconception that a vacation will help us deal with the problems at home. While it’s true that while on vacation we relax a little more, does a typical gay vacation really make a difference?

We spend the first few days of the vacation just unwinding and getting used to being on vacation. The last few days of the vacation, we start stressing about going home and all that awaits us there. In between, we get to escape a little.

The problem is that when the vacation ends, we have to go back to the same demands of life we left behind. Most likely we did not learn any new skills to deal with the stresses that made us need a vacation in the first place. In this sense, typical gay travel is only a quick, temporary fix, like a pill or a drink. This is why we think Spirit Journeys is more important now than ever before.

Spirit Journeys’ events have the power to change people’s lifes. Learning tools and practices to handle stress and being exposed to ways of thinking are just a few of the things that during a Spirit Journeys gay travel adventure. These things are tools that can be used to help make everyday a little easier.

The deep connections made to other people at Spirit Journeys’ event simply don’t happen on ordinary gay travel. Honest and heartfelt conversations take place; people really listen to what we say and we return the favor. This kind of connection does take effort. We need be willing be honest and we need to participate. We can’t just go hide somewhere.

We will want these things because we know in our hearts that the process can change us to our core. When we get home from a Spirit Journey, we can have a whole new outlook on life; the stresses of life may no longer have the same power over us as they did before we took our Spirit Journeys adventure.

An article by Howie Holben about spiritual gay tours. You can learn more about gay travel with meaning at www.SpiritJourneys.com.

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