Hey everyone. Emily Boddy here. You are listening to Five Minute Friday from Hurtle.

Big exhale. I am about to head home from Austin from my final, I feel like I'm saying this and it's like famous last words, knock on the wood dresser next to me from my final i feel like i'm saying this and it's like famous last words

knock on the wood dresser next to me from my final work trip of the year uh wow what a year

this is not the episode where i reflect on 2024 but i can say that without a doubt it It has been, it's been wild. I have been in so many

different places from Singapore and Tokyo. Oh man, to Los Angeles and Miami, Chicago,

oh my God, the list goes on. And I was feeling a little

bit anxious about going home because I literally do not have a single guaranteed next trip planned.

And that can be a little anxiety inducing especially because I often am traveling for work and that is how I make a living and then I chose to take a step back

as I was talking about these feelings yesterday with a friend. And I thought,

what an opportunity this is. What an opportunity this is to be in one place, to do some reflecting,

to really be where my feet are.

When I sat down this week with Rashida Adelake, her episode will be live on the show on

Monday, she said something that really resonated with me.

She talked about the importance of patience.

And she said that with patience,

it is required to allow yourself to fully surrender to the timing of the universe.

And so for me right now, I might not have my next bazillion opportunities lined up.

But what comes with that is the opportunity to do some inventory,

to ask myself, what's best for Emily? What does Emily want next? And use this time to my advantage.

Because like I said, it's been a nonstop year. And so now is my chance to really ask myself, is this serving me? And how do I really want to move forward? Instead of being a little bit on autopilot, candidly?

So that's my reflection for this week is maybe when we're not getting whatever it is that we want

and not to say that there's specifically something that I want right now.

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