Attending A Retreat Mugs

Busy thoughts of people at a silent retreat.

'Hey! -- This is supposed to be a spiritual retreat!'

'You're through around here.. turn in your rubber donut!'

Steamed Room: "Man, I feel so much lighter."

Teaching a Sunday school class didn't end the way John imagined.

'Are we there yet? Huh? Have we achieved Nirvana yet? Huh, have we?'

Scurile travels

"I'm going to tell them our number one way to be stress-free is taking a day off to go fishing."

"I'm going on a retreat."

"To think—this meeting, which turned into the perfect day, filled with spontaneous adventures that will become priceless memories, could have been an e-mail."

"1972: Kim and Doug invited us to their key party... Sounds groovy! 2017: We just got an evite from Kim and Doug to join them on an ayahuasca retreat in Peru... Tommy starts hockey and my father is about to die—no way."

Monk on the beach

Don't you worry JB, everything is fine here.

'Therapy always works best in a safe environment ... such as your old tree house.'

'See what happens when meditation isn't supervised?'

"At last - no Trump."

'You know, if we had a bed and breakfast, we could use it ourselves!'

"It's either enlightenment or excruciating boredom."

Priest

'Today's Presentation: God's Miracles.'

"No thanks, I need time away from madness."

Excess Baggage: Some people take getting away from it all very seriously.

Self Storage Unit

"Ed is back from his silent cocoon retreat."

'Lost in the Jungle I found this Buddhist retreat...'

Business acquaintances on holiday

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with worrying that you forget something."

"Yes, it's half past two - is that all?"

Spring Training

"Prayer does work! I wasn't picked for any of the church committees."

'Becoming enlightened fifteen minutes before I did doesn't EITHER give you seniority!'

"Fred, no one is going to bother you here. Put away the Bare Spray."

Musings of a Marooned Mountain Man

Missionary Statement: Spread the Word.

"For quality control purposes, this phone call may be recorded and replayed for laughs at various office parties throughout our company."