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This recording was taken up the Utah Thrive Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in June

of 2019.

So welcome to coming home.

When I wrote down these reflections clearly I was hoping that some of it would resonate

with you so that is my hope.

But if not, thank you for holding the space for it here today.

So I'm a cryer so I did not wear mascara today and I did snacks until I have paper but

y'all like cry so you've been warned.

So let's begin with a poem by Mary Oliver and it is called The Journey.

One day you finally knew what you had to do and began.

So the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice.

Though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles.

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