I Feel GREAT

Retreat was exactly what I needed to release all the built-up stress of the ast 12 months.

I think it was the best four days of my life so far! I discovered some awesome friendships that I didn't even know I had. Like, it is amazing how just genuinely caring for a sick friend can instantly make them feel better about themselves, and even strengthen the friendship.

One of my friends was very sick and on the last morning I was standing with her in the line to get pancakes for brekfast and she just out of the blue hugged me. This isn't a person whom I talk to endless amounts every day, but she is one of my closer friends, and she just really surprised me.

I love life.

I feel so fantastic about everything that I don't even know where to begin.

We had 'small group sessions' where we were split into groups of 8 or 9 with one of the teachers and did some soul searching type stuff. One session we had to genuinely, from-the-heart compliment each person in the group. My BEST friend was in my group, and when it was her turn to compliment me, I just looked at her and started crying my eyes out. Shows exactly how deep our relationship is - no need for words to describe how much we love each other.

And I have discovered three human teddy bears - Foxy, Pitty and Harley. I love them to bits.

That's all for tonight, and probably won't get a chance to write until Wednesday at the soonest.

Love, Simmy x