Before this program I was working as a US Peace Corps specialist in Costa Rica. I'm in my late 50s and I was proud to have been given the opportunity to serve my country, give back my expertise and life knowledge to others in a place where help is needed.
This experience made me feel I had really achieved something important, after may mistakes and learnings in the past. However, along came the pandemic and, although I had made plans to transition gently into a new start after my voluntary service, I now find that I am in shock after being evacuated from beautiful Costa Rica and my new found life and dear friends of two years.
It all feels incomplete now somehow, and I feel adrift. Additionally, I now find that I am really scared that I may never find my next life-cause and energizing work, because of my age and the economic situation in the US. The future is so uncertain for many people and I feel especially exposed and out of control.
I came to this course, because I believe in meditation and I recognized Paul McKenna from TV years ago in my past living in the UK. I have lots of hope for this course. I hope to reconstruct my sense of self and a level of confidence that I can live an even fuller life now, through and beyond this pandemic and economic disaster. I know I am more fortunate than many, both in security and with a support system from my extended family, but I know that I need help inwardly, to begin regaining my sense of identity and purpose, and to enable me to get prepared to work through the dusk of my life. Here goes.......?
This experience made me feel I had really achieved something important, after may mistakes and learnings in the past. However, along came the pandemic and, although I had made plans to transition gently into a new start after my voluntary service, I now find that I am in shock after being evacuated from beautiful Costa Rica and my new found life and dear friends of two years.
It all feels incomplete now somehow, and I feel adrift. Additionally, I now find that I am really scared that I may never find my next life-cause and energizing work, because of my age and the economic situation in the US. The future is so uncertain for many people and I feel especially exposed and out of control.
I came to this course, because I believe in meditation and I recognized Paul McKenna from TV years ago in my past living in the UK. I have lots of hope for this course. I hope to reconstruct my sense of self and a level of confidence that I can live an even fuller life now, through and beyond this pandemic and economic disaster. I know I am more fortunate than many, both in security and with a support system from my extended family, but I know that I need help inwardly, to begin regaining my sense of identity and purpose, and to enable me to get prepared to work through the dusk of my life. Here goes.......?