So.... Yeah

Here's my spiritual center dream:

You pull into the parking lot that is surrounded with gardens, butterfly bushes gently swaying the butterflies into the breeze. As the breeze blows across your face you get a whiff of sweet lilac and thyme as you walk across a stone path to the whimsically decorated cottage door. Birds twitter from the many bird feeders and bubbling baths to your right. You cross a small bridge glancing down at the koi swimming underneath as you smile at the bullfrog bellowing from beneath the waterfall on the left. You hear the gentle sound of wind chimes above your head as you open the door.

You are greeted warmly with smiles from the people sitting on comfy couches and chairs in front of the fireplace. There is a bar area to your left where self serve tea with lemons and cookies await. You see a display case with other wonderful goodies and smell coffee brewing. There's a large bulletin board with the days events posted:

All Styles of Yoga; Restorative, Gentle, Power

15 Minute Guided Meditations throughout the day

Reiki Drop In Clinic

Bhangha Marsala Dancing

Stargazing

Mandala Coloring and Stampin'

Labyrinth Walking

Special Speakers scheduled: Knitters, Energy Workers, Ki Gong, Tarot Readers, BioSpiritual Focusing Groups, Environmentalists, Shiatsu Practitioners, A Whole Community of Like Minded Individuals....

You take a deep breath and begin to feel at home. You decide to begin exploring and are delighted as each room reveals a different activity, some lively with much laughter, other's quiet and reflective. You find an alcove with herb products to buy and inspirational placques and pillows and an assortment of interesting items from all over the world. You find a large studio with a yoga class in progress. You find a room with deep cushions on the floor, surrounded by murals of beautiful scenery and soft whispering music to restore your spirit.

Eventually you walk out the back of the building to a terrace overlooking a beautiful forest with a babbling brook running by. The terrace has tables and comfortable chairs and groups of people who beckon you to join them if you choose. You smile but are intrigued by the woods and decide to walk amongst a pine needle path winding around the bend. You come to a clearing surrounded by native plants and bushes. There in the center of the clearing is a fire pit surrounded by chairs. Off to the left is another clearing with benches facing the large lake. Off to the right are hammocks attached to trees with big pillows for your head.....

Your biggest decision here? What to do first......