I’ve so enjoyed reading all the messages and feeling the love that was so palpable this time last year.I’m definitely a changed person. I’m so grateful that I have the tools to allow me to move toward health when I find myself in a pattern, as I so often do. It takes time to integrate all we learned. I’ll keep working on it always. I can truly say having the FB group and email connection as support has been so helpful. I’m not sure I could have made the progress I have without it.Thank you all so much. You are all so very loved.Blessings,LindaSent from my iPhoneOh Friends! I'd be lying if I said today (or any day) was all light and love. I've been in a pattern on this day, and have taken a few moments to try and get myself out of it. While I am not completely out of it, I am choosing to refocus and work to get myself back on track.One of my dearest and most beloved friends finished Hoffman yesterday; I am naturally dying to talk to her when she gets home (and am respecting her time of course!).I am so grateful to each of you, knowing you are out there, that I could quite literally call on you for support or celebration at any time.To celebrate the year, I took my certificate out and posted it up in my home office. I opened my notebook and read a bit of the things I wrote last year. And traced each of your names on the page with my finger as I held a special memory and prayer for you.Much love Hoffman Tribe, much love. May we all dance in the light!Sweetheart Laura 💖On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:01 PM Carmine Torella (via 0318ct list) <0318ct@hoffmangroups.org> wrote:GordonRockyAshleyBlytheJemSheelaghShirGlennMollyAnnAnna-LisaKatherinePhilShanieAmandaAnna BDebbieMarkJohnJoeyLindaDeniseOne word...or a novel....how are you doing here on our one year anniversary? Even if you have not been super active, it will be powerful for all to know how you are doing.Sending love to everyone!(Apologies if I included anyone above who already responded...did my best real quick)Thank You,Carmine TorellaA smile always comes to my face when I see emails from my Hoffman friends. 🥰You are all held with special care and love in my heart.I now have a feeling of calmness and serenity. I am much less reactive and recover much faster than a year ago, when I do stumble. This year was trying with my Dad passing and the “stuff” that got stirred up with my siblings. I was able to speak my true feelings and not be afraid to do so. I know that I struggle in the winter months, I prefer blue skies to grey, and always look forward to warmer weather! I continue to meditate daily and not stray from grounding myself.Overall I feel at peace. I am blessed to have Tucker in my life (Hoffman grad) who is SO positive everyday! We’re able to support one another and make each other laugh.I keep you all with me and only hope for peace, strength, confidence, love and true happiness for each of you.xo,SharonSent from my iPhoneDear Anita,How lovely to "hear your voice" and to know that that you are bringing so much joy and love into your grandson's life. He is a very lucky boy to have you to shower him with unconditional love.Warm wishes,SchonOn Mar 23, 2019, at 10:56 AM, Anita Burock Stotts, MD <healthyendeavors@verizon.net> wrote: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
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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 AnniversaryRachel - 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
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 TorellaOn 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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