The Mission Statements of the Retreat
Rusty's Retreat
An Environment for Spiritual and Relationship Development
The Mission Statements of the Retreat
Our Purpose: To Define and Practice Social Unity and Spiritual Growth
as individuals benefiting from our social relationships in this special spot we live
- As members, of this extended family community, we pledge to live together, with an abiding appreciation, and gratitude for one another.
- We will respect the sanctuary, the welfare, and the rights of others living here; the right to privacy, silence, emotional support, and safety among a family of friends.
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- We will work together synergistically, from the passion of our purpose, inspired by the goodness of our goals. We will maintain the faith, and friendship, of one another, through living our lives grounded in truthfulness, a community consensus, and responsible right action.
- We will remain thankful, of the gracious gifts we receive, in and through our giving, as well as our receiving.
- We will be mindful of the essence of the influence, that we have on ourselves, as well as on others, through all that we feel, think, say, and do.
- We will stand strong in stewardship,to serve as peacemakers, in all our conflicts.
- We will provide the peace, and the pleasure of our strength, and our stability, found in our solidarity, and in our loyalty, to the people in the place that we live.
- We will humbly open our minds and hearts, and honestly invite, the comments, and the challenging critiques, that will shine light into our closed spots, and bring the revealing insight, to our blind spots.
- We will grow in strength and stature, by our egalitarian efforts, to provide for one another, the mature model, and the remarkable influence.
- We will assume the positive posture, and the proactive position, to make the empowering impact, on our lives and the environment that surrounds us.
- We will achieve all things, by balancing our accomplishments, against the power of our potentials.
- We will rise to the power of our collective capability by interdependently impelling our ideas, and our efforts, to the greater goal, and the higher purpose in our home.
- We will be led by our hearts, united by our devotion, and inspired by our purpose to achieve the greater good, in all our endeavors.
- For here...now united in love, is the destination, of peace, prosperity, and fulfillment found present amidst us, and flourishing among us.
Rusty 10 years after this writing, still living
the dream of the mission statement
Rusty's Retreat is a cooperative effort of living out the practice of the membership's mission.
©Copyright 1998 by Rusty Hartman P.O. Box 1779 Santa Cruz CA 95061 (831) 335-4825
This is something that is written in an idealistic and poetic alliteration style of writing and
is included as an aspiration. This is what I aspire to and written with that intention in mind of
encouraging conscious and cooperative communications and conduct. And I hope that you find
this writing as something to hold as an ideal way of thinking and being if you should choose to
share this environment.