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Twenty years ago, in the midst of a health crisis, I picked up a book by Donny Epstein.  “The 12 Stages of Healing”

It blew my mind.

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I remember thinking: “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮.”

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Fast forward to this year, I was in Puerto Rico, struggling with chronic pain in my back and hip. 

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My chiropractor, Dr. Salgado, asked if I’d be open to a private session with Donny. I said yes immediately.

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Instead, Donny invited me to a retreat he was leading.
It was less than 10 days away in Italy.

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I had no plans on crossing the Ocean. 

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But something in me said: Go.

And so I did.

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Meeting him in person… experiencing his presence…I’ve never seen someone shift the energy in a room like he does.

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I was amazed.
Starstruck.

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I messaged my chiropractor, saying this guy is the most incredible person I’ve ever met.

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His response? Even more inspirational.

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𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯. 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

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My lesson? It’s okay to admire someone.
But that’s not gonna change your life.

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𝐃𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥.

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