Go on The Retreat

Go on The Retreat

by Tracey Buckley ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

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Last year I had heard about a creative retreat that was being organised by Inspire Collective. The retreat was being held In Dunsborough, now Dunsborough is beautiful place which is located down south of where I live. It’s a great place for a time away from the city. I went on the last Inspire Collective Retreat and I loved it.

Last year they had advertised and I was really torn. I had wanted to go but, I was thinking how would it work. It started on the Friday night and went to Sunday. All of those thoughts started running through my mind, how can I go I have to work and I won’t finish till 3.30pm ish. I can’t really afford to leave work early, you know the voices that try and tell us why it is not a good idea?

So, I didn’t book and I was okay with it.

Then two weeks before the Inspire Collective Retreat was to commence a beautiful friend messaged me to say that she wanted to gift me a ticket. What! It was such a lovely blessing. I didn’t have accommodation; how would I get there (I did not get the gift of directions at all).

I ended up with accommodation, I was brave and organised it with two girls who I hadn’t met before. This was through the Facebook page for the retreat.

Then the night before a beautiful and lovely friend offered to drive me. It was such a lovely gesture.

I had the most amazing weekend and met so many inspiring women. I heard amazing speakers and networked. The weekend was full and I really came away feeling inspired and encouraged.

I am going to share more of my time away in the next few blogs.

But what I really wanted to share with you is be brave beautiful one.

What is it that you would like to do that you have been putting off?

Is it going to a retreat?

Is it signing up for a course that you have been wanting to do for ages?

Is it starting to write that book that you have been wanting to do?

Whatever it is let’s do it together.

Find someone that can help you be accountable, for your decision.

Let’s encourage one another, you will be amazed at what could happen.

Will share more soon.

traceybuckley

 

 

Embrace

Embrace

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I had one of the most amazing weeks.

This week in my role of being a Chaplain I was so blessed to be a judge in the interschool public speaking competition. I am so amazed by the confidence of students who are able to stand up in front of an audience to deliver a poem or to speak about a topic that they have researched. The competition was difficult to judge as the standard was so high. I wanted to give two first place prizes, but as a team of 3 judges we had to agree on one junior winner and a senior winner.

I think about myself in primary school and there would be no way at all that I would put myself up for a public speaking competition.

Another event that I attend was the interschool swimming event. I loved the students who went there and did their best to represent their school. There were nerves before and excitement. They supported each other, they cheered on each other on, they cheered for the other schools and their behaviour in the bay was so lovely.  They all represented their school with pride.

The school I was at won the interschool swimming competition. I saw such great sportsmanship, so much encouragement for each other and support for each other. They also cheered on the other schools and supported them

Yes, it made me a bit teary (lucky I had my sunglasses on). They inspire me, I was so proud of them.

On Friday, I went to the Convention Centre to attend a Leadership Conference with one of my other schools. We took 15 students and it was such an amazing day. There was so much to learn, we learnt about being a leader and what does that look like. We learnt about sharing our ideas and how to take action with them.

This was my fourth time attending a GRIP leadership conference and I love being able to see the students grow in their leadership.

There were some beautiful ideas that they wanted to do. Some ideas were about helping the homeless, helping to raise funds to help students who didn’t have a school uniform, another idea was for students who didn’t have a hat for play to set up some games in the undercover area. There were also ideas for the kitchen garden at school to sell the vegetables to help raise funds for the community. I loved how they brainstormed ideas and thought of others.

So, this is what I am passionate about people making a difference. About people standing up and using their gifts to help others.

I am so grateful.

traceybuckley

 

 

Creative Adventures

Creative Adventures

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I haven’t written in my blog for a while, not because I don’t want too. I love writing it is just that I have been busy planning some projects which I am really excited about. I have actually been living a full life.

I am back into creative adventures.

I have decided that both of the offices that I have in the school the theme colour is gold. So, I have gold dots in both of the offices which I love.

I have been busy looking for items to decorate them with.

I love being creative, it energises me, it encourages me.

I have also started at one of the schools that I am at a girls group. It was something that came out of a need from last year. I am passionate about seeing girls being empowered in who they really are. The girls groups is for girls in year 4 to year 6.

I had such a great time shopping for ideas to create a safe and beautiful place. I found so many beautiful things and I love that.

We had our first session last Monday and it was lovely.

I cannot wait for the next one.

I love setting the space to create the environment.

It is a work in progress and I am looking at what else I can add to it.

I am also at one of my schools at lunchtime helping some students to get to the stage where they will be able to join the school choir. So, that is my Wednesday lunch times.

 

I also have a Drumbeat group at both schools which is also so very exciting. I know that both of the groups the students are just going to be amazing.

I love being creative it is something that for me is important, it inspirers me to live a fuller life. It encourages me to do more and create more.

What have you been creating?

Would love to hear about it.

traceybuckley