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He l l oEv e r y one , Dur i ngt hi sr e t r e atwewi l lf oc us i ngourat t e nt i ononbe i ngmi ndf ulandhow t hr oughmi ndf ul ne s swedi s c ov e rhowwef e e laboutdi f f e r e nte mot i ons andhowwel e ar nt or e di r e c twor r i e s ,ange r ,andot he re mot i ons . Mos tpe opl edonote v e nknowwhyt he yar es t r e s s e dands har i ngt he i rs t r e s s wi t ht he i rf ami l y ,c owor ke r sandf r i e nds .Ic al li tanaddi c t i on,andi taf f e c t s e v e r y onei ny ourc i r c l e . St r e s si sc r e at e dbys omanydi f f e r e ntf ac e t sofourl i f e .Dur i ng t hi sr e t r e at ,y oumi ghtf i ndy our s e l fs ay i ng,“ Oh,wow,Iam doi ngt hi st omy s e l f . ” Onc ey oudi s c ov e rt hes our c eofy ours t r e s s ,y ouc anl e ar nt or e di r e c tand be c omel e s ss t r e s s e d. Iwoul dl i ket oas ky out ogi v es omet hought ,noti nane gat i v eway ,but i nanope nway .Whatdoy out hi nki sbot he r i ngy ou?Howi sy ourr e l at i ons hi p t oy our s e l f ?Howi sy ourr e l at i ons hi pwi t hy ourpar t ne randc hi l dr e n? Ar ey ouc ont e nt ,happy ,ordi s s apoi nt e dwi t hy ourwor kl i f e ? Howi sy ourme mor y ?Howi sy ourc r e at i v i t y ? Iam notas ki ngt hi sofy out omakey ous ad,butt os ayt oy our s e l f ,“ Ok,Iam put t i nganamet owhatIbe l i e v ei sapr obl e mi nmyl i f e .AndIam pr e par i ng t or e di r e c tandt omaket hec hange sne e de dt or e mov et he s es t r e s s or s . ” Ic hos et hec r ui s east hes e t t i ng,s oy ouc anbei nanamaz i ngpl ac e ,l ooki ngi nt o y ourl i f e .Dur i ngt hi sr e t r e aty ouwi l ll e ar n,y ouwi l lhav ef un,y ouwi l lc hal l e nge y our s e l f .Youwi l ldi s c ov e ry our s e l fandhowr e s i l i anty ouar e .Butmos tofal l , y ouwi l ll e ar ny ouar eamaz i ngandwor t hyofl ov e ,s t r e ngt h,andl i f e . So,f ort hene xtmont h,gi v es omet houghtt ohowy ouwoul dl i key ourl i f et obe , andwhatdoy oune e dt odot oc r e at et hi sl i f e . It r ul ybe l i e v eal ls e nt i e ntbe i ngsar eamaz i ng. Ge tr e adyt ohav eawonde r f ult i me . Wi t hgr at i t udeandl ov e , De bor ah
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