space studio. Hi, my name is Dora. Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Wednesday.

So last year I went through a breakup with the love of my life and it was gut-wrenching to say the least.

The good thing is I have a deep support network and they came to my aid in such thoughtful

and caring ways.

They really wanted to help, but I started to feel bombarded with advice, information, and opinions

on how I should move forward.

And I don't want to sound ungrateful for the love that I received, but this breakup was very painful and what I needed was silence and solitude. Eventually I just shut myself off from my friends and family and this resistance made me think

about how easy it is to forget that everyone and everything is a teacher and holds a sense of purpose in our life.

So I was on my post-breakup, get myself back together journey and I did what most people do, I think.

I started working out more and taking care of myself and this one particular morning I took my

workout outside and decided to jump rope to get my blood flowing.

I headed out to a park behind my house surrounded by big beautiful ancient oak trees.

It was windy and raining, typical Vancouver weather, and as I was skipping, I see this lady in the distance, a complete stranger walking towards me.

I had my headphones on, which code for do not disturb so I'm skipping trying not to make

eye contact and she's doing the exact opposite trying to make direct eye contact, still walking in my direction.

And as she's getting closer, I noticed she's trying to make conversation with me and I was

really just wanting to get my work out done.

Eventually I took my headphones off and she's like,

Be careful, dear. You should move from where you're skipping

because it's so windy and these trees are old,

a branch may snap and hit you on your head.

And for a split second I felt that wave of resistance in my body like, yeah right.

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