Speaker: Lily Fenex, BA, Health Education
Lily Fenex: Hi, my name is Lily Fenex and I recently graduated from San Francisco State with a degree, a bachelor's degree in health education. So, yeah, now I'm, I am figuring out what to do next. Ok.
Lily Fenex: What prompted me to sign up for the Mindful Advisor Retreat? It felt very serendipitous. I had this little gap between when I graduated and, you know, just, it came at the perfect time and I feel like I always jump at the opportunity to do these introspective things. So, yeah, I think I was just looking to gain some clarity into kind of which direction I want to go next in my career.
Lily Fenex: The retreat was just, I felt like I had the time to really drop into, drop into here maybe. And, it kind of, it gave me a lot of confidence in making decisions for myself, and trusting myself and it kind of made me excited about what is next to come. And it made me feel the way that I do things with integrity and with kindness and, just with these qualities that I feel are really important, is like, what is most important more so than even what I do. Just, the way that I do it is what matters.
Lily Fenex: I would definitely recommend this retreat to others. I already have 😁 I feel like this type of thing is just so valuable for anyone. And I think it just really helps tune in a little bit more deeply. You connect with other people in ways that we hardly get the chance to. So yeah, it's pretty incredible and I hope more people start doing these things.
Lily Fenex: I think I've definitely noticed some differences about myself since doing the retreat. Definitely still have to. I still feel like there's so much work I need to do and I feel like maybe that's going to always be how I feel. But, I feel like I'm learning to be gentler and meet myself where I'm at. I think that's a big part is, you know, not feeling like, "oh, I'm gonna wait and then I'm gonna meditate every day" or you know, it's like, now is the moment and like, even if it's just for a moment in the whole day, if I take a breath, that's a win, I guess 🙌🏻 I definitely get frustrated with myself for not like being "there" but yeah, just reminding myself it's about the process and, kind of softening I think is kind of the big lesson for me.
