Hello, Dear Ones

I haven't kept in touch much during the past year, but I read your notes and hold you all in my heart.
I am grateful for the Hoffman experience, continue to do my own sadhana, and send you all love.
My life continues to be busy and often challenging--doing my little functional medicine practice and taking care of my seven year old grandson.  Oe of the main "laboratories" I have for spiritual growth is my relationship with him--how to be the best grandmother and how best to allow him to be himself, love himself and others,and enjoy life.  My own grandmother was my experience of unconditional love in this life, and though I will never approach her perfect ability to love, she is my role model.
It's freezing cold and windy here in upstate NY on this early spring day, and we had snow last night; remember the snow that fell during our week in March in CT?
I remember walking around the grounds bundled up and being happy that I remembered to bring warm boots!

Happy Anniversary to my Hoffman friends,
Anita


-----Original Message-----
From: Gail Goodman <gail.goodman@gmail.com>
To: 0318CT@hoffmangroups.org <0318CT@hoffmangroups.org>
Cc: Carmine Torella <djcarmine@aol.com>; Schon Beechler <schon.beechler@gmail.com>
Sent: Sat, Mar 23, 2019 12:28 pm
Subject: Re: Happy Anniversary

Rachel - thanks for starting the thread and Carmine - our inspirational leader - for encouraging us all to comment.  

One year later…

I am so much more aware of when things are ‘OK’ for me.  The body doesn’t lie and I have learned to listen.  I don’t do my solo dance party every day but I do it often and it always brings me back to joy and reminds me of feeling whole at the end of Hoffman.  

I got back together with my husband in June (he also did Hoffman).  We did the couples retreat together in August and I would recommend it.  Things are good, not perfect, but so different from before Hoffman.  We each have our dark side moments but we can support each other climbing back out and forgive.  We are learning to trust again.  Our communication is dramatically better.  

Yours in love and light,
Gail 

Gail Goodman



On Mar 23, 2019, at 12:13 PM, Schon Beechler <schon.beechler@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Friends,

Last year at this time I was "homeless," staying at my mom's house and desperately trying to get my feet back under me. I wandered from place to place through the end of the year - friends', family's, retreats…. and in January I landed out here in Colorado Springs in my new home where I sit this morning feeling such gratitude and wonder at all of life and thankful that I got to walk/stumble on part of my path here with all of you.

I moved here to be close to my daughter and what a joy that is. And the natural beauty of this area, along with the 300 days of sunshine a year, inspire so much joy in my heart.

If you ever find yourself in Colorado, please come and stay with me. I have a modest home but I have two guest bedrooms, a beautiful view, and it's just a short walk over the ridge down into Garden of the Gods park….

With much love and gratitude to you all.
Schon

On Mar 23, 2019, at 9:20 AM, Carmine Torella (via 0318ct list) <0318ct@hoffmangroups.org> wrote:

Thank you Rachel!    Would be great if we could get everyone to just throw a response out.... can be one word, can be a novel.  Just want to know everyone is ok.  One year people!  Let’s celebrate with a quick response from as many as possible.

Thank You,

Carmine Torella

On Mar 23, 2019, at 9:56 AM, Rachel ONeil (via 0318ct list) <0318ct@hoffmangroups.org> wrote:

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Laugh. Celebrate. Self-care. Dance. Love. Process. Forgive. Create new neural pathways.

I adore each and everyone one of you. The universe brought us together. Brought us through the Process. And put our respective lives on a new trajectory.

It’s hard. I stumble. I’m kind to myself. My needs are self-care, not selfish.

Today we left the Process a year ago and begun re-entry. Remember the joy. Remember the awe. Remember how nature and the sunshine felt different. Remember the new neural pathways.

Remember your super powers. The world needs you. The world needs me. In the past 6 months, my suicide ideations ceased. Five years of cognitive behavioral therapy, a week of Hoffman, and months of practice. I finally want to LIVE every day. Even on the hard days. Even on the days I make a mistake.

I care for myself. I show gratitude to the people in my world. I set boundaries with people.

I wish each of you new neural pathways to navigate your right road. You are loveable. I see you. I love you.
🧚‍♀️

Rachel O'Neil
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