I walk across a plush carpet in an elegant row house in Washington, D.C.

I pause in front of the ceiling to floor bookshelf.

It's full of leather-bound literary classics and books on art and architecture.

The kids I'm nannying have been asleep for hours.

I already finished tidying up their toys.

Tonight, this space is all mine.

Growing up, Rachel Cargall was used to seeing things her family couldn't afford.

As she got older, became a writer, lecturer,

and philanthropist, she continued to seek opportunities just beyond her grasp. Hard work and

creativity allowed her to grow successful as an entrepreneur, but deeper challenges still remained.

In this episode of meditative story,

Rachel unfolds how she found fulfillment

by turning her gifts outward.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories,

breathtaking music and mindfulness prompts,

so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories,

and that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.

From Wait What, this is meditative story.

I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed.

The body relaxed. The body relaxed.

The body breathing.

Your senses open, your mind, open.

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