![Having a cup of tea on the deck at Well Being Retreat Center with view of the hillside along the Powell River](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_a73855d76a054d079d802c36b0c1f965~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_339,h_300/fill/w_222,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a0ff66_a73855d76a054d079d802c36b0c1f965~mv2.jpg)
![View from top of the hill at Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_c3c070e302a4463fb5fd202b3f9b5207~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_83,y_0,w_300,h_114/fill/w_420,h_159,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/a0ff66_c3c070e302a4463fb5fd202b3f9b5207~mv2.jpg)
![Don Oakley and Patty Bottari, Directors and on-site Managers of Well Being Retreat Center](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_1aca0baa01094730b0e5fa2b8e51a647~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_27,y_0,w_494,h_384/fill/w_246,h_191,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a0ff66_1aca0baa01094730b0e5fa2b8e51a647~mv2.jpg)
Intentions of Well Being Retreat Center
![Photo of Irridescent Beetle on Grass at Well Being Retreat Center](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_aee2b2cc7d6d4078be9770b4de6045a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_335,h_222,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a0ff66_aee2b2cc7d6d4078be9770b4de6045a4~mv2.jpg)
![Photo of Turtles on a log in the Powell River at Well Being Retreat Center](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_7037af98a3244375a2d6d3d80df3b52a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_336,h_252,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/a0ff66_7037af98a3244375a2d6d3d80df3b52a~mv2.jpg)
![A Cloud Exhaling (225x300)_edited_edited](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_14ad074b84e942568294a74533d9805c~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_75,w_225,h_225/fill/w_289,h_289,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/A%20Cloud%20Exhaling%20(225x300)_edited_edited.jpg)
![Photo of Stars in the Heavens over Well Being Retreat Center](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_d0e65c999e1e40ccb30808863d98e9cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_338,h_224,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a0ff66_d0e65c999e1e40ccb30808863d98e9cd~mv2.jpg)
![Photo of Yellow Flower at Well Being Retreat Center](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0ff66_0ba4270b1c8d43a78c7a2b345a88fdf9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_289,h_289,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a0ff66_0ba4270b1c8d43a78c7a2b345a88fdf9~mv2.jpg)
Harmony
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To bring awareness and respectful intention to each activity, chore or interaction.
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To value the unique expression of each person we meet - as is.
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To be respectful of Well Being's land and all its inhabitants in, on and above the land.
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To acknowledge gratefulness for the food, air, water and shelter that sustains us each day.
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Community
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To live gently on the land and in the community - to act without leaving a wake of disturbance.
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To be respectful of neighbors and the surrounding community including respect for prevailing customs and culture.
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To live by example - avoid giving advice unless asked
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To show up and participate.
Truth
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To be truthful, earnest and live with integrity
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To have the courage to inquire deeply into one's own being and to acknowledge what we don't know
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To speak and listen fully from the heart
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To discover and live from our own true nature
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To be willing to live what has been realized
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Wonder
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To recognize the abundance of existence
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To nurture the gift of our own body/mind
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To be grateful for the wonder of each moment
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To be humbled by the immensity
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Joy
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To enjoy oneself - even for no reason
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To receive the gift that has already been given
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To ask: "How can I love more fully?"
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