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appreciation celebrate friendship fun Nov 26, 2024

I had an amazing weekend celebrating my friend Linda’s 50th birthday! 🎉 We’ve been friends for almost 20 years despite living miles apart—she’s in Massachusetts, and I’m in Florida. I was reminded once again about the power of something I’d taught about for many years and had felt disconnected from lately. The power of play and our inner magical child. ✨

Despite what has been going on in my world and in my life lately, hanging out with seven other women and “playing” was incredibly restorative...