http://mindset.yoursabbatical.com/2010/01/07/best-gift-of-all-rocks-in-a-box/ A sabbatical mindset is the condition of consciously pausing to observe current reality, listen to thought leaders, determine new motives for career success and find passion for remaking the future. Organizations AND their individual contributors can cultivate a sabbatical mindset and be transformed. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:11:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://mindset.yoursabbatical.com/2010/01/07/best-gift-of-all-rocks-in-a-box/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Jonathan Frappier Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:46:26 +0000 http://mindset.yoursabbatical.com/?p=1512#comment-282 When living in Los Angeles, I took it upon myself to take one long weekend per month for an entire year (mini-sabbaticals, if you will) to get out of Los Angeles and rejuvenate my spirit. On one such trip to the Mecca Hills Wilderness area, I hiked 10-15 miles in every direction, every day, and did not see one person the entire trip. There were signs of life and hope however, found in cairns along the way. Although I was specifically seeking this solitude, the cairns were symbols of those who'd successfully traveled these same hills before me, guiding and supporting me along my spiritual journey. Later, so moved by that experience, I took a small group from my church back to those same hills and slot canyons on Good Friday and we shared an Easter season spiritual retreat together. May we all have the courage to leave cairns along the way to mark our experiences and be open and humble enough to use the ones left by others who've tread these paths before. When living in Los Angeles, I took it upon myself to take one long weekend per month for an entire year (mini-sabbaticals, if you will) to get out of Los Angeles and rejuvenate my spirit.
On one such trip to the Mecca Hills Wilderness area, I hiked 10-15 miles in every direction, every day, and did not see one person the entire trip. There were signs of life and hope however, found in cairns along the way. Although I was specifically seeking this solitude, the cairns were symbols of those who’d successfully traveled these same hills before me, guiding and supporting me along my spiritual journey.
Later, so moved by that experience, I took a small group from my church back to those same hills and slot canyons on Good Friday and we shared an Easter season spiritual retreat together.
May we all have the courage to leave cairns along the way to mark our experiences and be open and humble enough to use the ones left by others who’ve tread these paths before.

]]> http://mindset.yoursabbatical.com/2010/01/07/best-gift-of-all-rocks-in-a-box/comment-page-1/#comment-276 John McGuire Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:39:18 +0000 http://mindset.yoursabbatical.com/?p=1512#comment-276 It's actually quite a thing to behold. I came across hundreds of rock cairns while exploring the island of Aruba about ten years ago. And though a clearly marked dirt road snaked its way through these makeshift spires, I couldn't help but add a couple geological novenae myself to this alien landscape. Cairns, like sabbaticals, are guideposts that can mark the significant change, or honor and memorialize the spirit of one's life and/or the life of someone else. It’s actually quite a thing to behold. I came across hundreds of rock cairns while exploring the island of Aruba about ten years ago. And though a clearly marked dirt road snaked its way through these makeshift spires, I couldn’t help but add a couple geological novenae myself to this alien landscape. Cairns, like sabbaticals, are guideposts that can mark the significant change, or honor and memorialize the spirit of one’s life and/or the life of someone else.

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