Retreats: Where Overachievers May Struggle the Most

Another one of the great ironies of retreat is that overachievers tend to approach retreat as a place to get something done. I cannot tell you how many times I have gone on retreat seriously intending to be on retreat but also secretly hoping that I would accomplish something—everything from writing thank you notes to getting books checked off my reading list, to finishing a major book project! I’m hoping I can get two for the price of one—get a retreat and get something done. But it just doesn’t work that way; when we fool ourselves into attempting to be…