I’ve just returned from a weekend retreat, and as I transition from that place–a spa visit for my inner self, as it were–back to life-as-usual, I wanted to share some thoughts.
Though the retreat was positioned as a gathering for cancer survivors and their caregivers, it really could have been for anyone–anyone who was willing to do some self-examination, that is. The setting was gorgeous: a beautiful boys’ prep school here in New Hampshire, absent the boys. It’s rural-lovely,...
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