We don't grow in the dark, growth happens in the light.

I'm challenging you to come out of hiding, to shed secrets, to step beyond shame.

I'm challenging you to stand in the light of truth.

Why go to therapy? Because it's defined work.

When you are emotionally healthy, you are more powerful spiritually.

You're now listening to The In The Light Podcast, hosted by Dr Anita Phillips.

Hey, hey, hey in the light tribe, we are halfway through March.

The first quarter of 2021 is nearing a close and so much life has already happened to us just this year.

The news continues to be filled with hard and big stories every day.

From the continuing investigation of the insurrection at our capital, to the start of the trial of the man who took George Floyd's life,

to a national stimulus package and the expanded rollout of COVID vaccinations.

Local governments are struggling trying to decide where their region should fall on the continuum of open versus closed.

And in communities all over the country, many churches are making plans to safely regather in person for the first time since March 2020.

As our celebration of the Christ's resurrection approaches.

These are just a few of the plethora of things taking place in the United States,

not to mention what is happening around the globe and in your personal life and mine.

Please continue to take care of you. Give yourself what you need.

I took good care of myself yesterday by giving myself an epic nap.

If you keep up with me on social media then you know I've started traveling a little again.

And over the weekend I found myself in my third time zone within a little over a week.

My body was and still is a bit confused and I was trying to keep it on schedule with my home time zone, but that didn't work.

So instead of fighting to conform to the scheduled ideal that I had set to try to control my body, I chose to go to sleep.

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