And I had 2 to 3 dayswhere I completelydisconnectedfrommyphoneand I wasstillkindofworking.
But I wasn't a motor, sothatwasreallynice.
And I justhadtimetoreconnecttomyselfandrestandspendtimewithmyChildrenandactuallytakethetimetoslowdownandbemorepresent, which I thinkis a bigproblemfor a lotofustodaydoesn't matterifyou're a momor a careerdrivenwomanorinschooloranything.
It's justitalwaysfeelslikewe'rebehindsomething.
I kindofstartedfeelingtowardsaftermyIsraeltripwhen I camebackhomeandgotrightintotherhythmofwork.
I justgotsooverwhelmedand I feltsotired.
And I feltkindofguiltyforfeelingtiredbecause I thought, youknow, I wasjustthewayonthistrip, visitingmyfriendsandfamily.
Yes, I wasworking, butitiswhatitis, youknow.
I wanttobuildsomethingmeaningfulandsuccessful, andyouseeallthesequotesinallthesuccessstoriesofpeopleworking 24 7 Andyouknowthosearetheoneswhogettothetop.
Soyoureallystartfeedingyourmindwiththesemotivationallikenonstopgohardtypeofslogans, and I havetosayitreallyburnedmeout.
So I decidedtoreallytakeadvantageoftheStripandtotrytonotnecessarilyrushedrateortrytofindcontentorshootallthetime, butmoregettinginspiredbylifeandjustwakingup, feelinggratefulforthelittlethingsinlife.
I feellikelifeissosimple, andusonhumansreallyliketocomplicateitandtooverthink.
So I definitelythinkthatbreakslikethesereallyhelpedtocleanseyoursoulandtocleanseyourbodyandtojustwalkaroundandadmirethingsthatwesurroundedbythatarekindofjustTheredefinitelyteachesyou a lotaboutyourself.
I thinkthatit's sosoimportanttokeepremindingyourselfthatfirstofall, youareanindividualandsomeoneelse's rhythmoflifeorthecapacityforstressandthingsthattheydoshouldn't bethesameforyou.
Asyounoticed.
I'm superZenrightnow, and I'm goingtotrytoholdthisfeelingaslongas I canafter I comebacktoreallyremindmyselfthethingsthatmakemehappyandtoremindmyselfthatit's okaytostoponcein a whileandtolookaroundandjuststareandtoremindmyselfthat I don't havetorushthroughlifeandtoremindmyselfthatit's neverreallythegoal.
It's morethejourney.
So I reallywanttomakethisjourneyasbeautifulaspossibleandtolearnasmuchas I canreallyconnectingtoyourownselftoaskyourselfthequestions.
Whydoyouneedrightnowtheuniquetorest?
Youneedtowalkinnature?
Doyouneedtoturnoffyourphonefor a fewdaysandjustfocusonyourownwellbeing?
I thinkhavingthathonestconversationisextremelyimportant, and I knowthatitfeelslikewehaveallthesedeadlinesandstoppingfor a fewdays, whichisgonnamakeusmorestressedinthedaysthatwecomeback.