My emotional eating during the pandemic only increased day by day, amounting to Day 1 of Date with Destiny (DWD) Virtual Event in December of 2020.

To prepare us for the 6 full days of immersion, the team from Tony Robbins sent me a swag box consisting of a workbook, instructions and a notebook. And the message on that very notebook caught my attention:

"Change Your Story Change Your Life."

I had tons of questions:

"What do you mean by story?"

"How do I know what story I have now?"

"How can that be so easy to change my life with just that?!"

And not before long, I showed up on Day 1 of DWD Virtual in the comfort of my living room.

The very 1st story Tony Robbins shared with us was that of Dr.Ihaleakala Hew Len, who healed every patient in the criminally insane Hawaii State Hospital without ever seeing a single patient. To do all of this, he used the famous Hawaiian Ho'oponopono technique of healing and regeneration.

And in true Tony Robbins fashion, he guided us to immerse the next session of meditation repeating the words going into a state of zero limits:

Tears, started to flow, uncontrollably.

Flashbacks and memories of all my emotional weight held in my mind and body, came up to the surface. I was overwhelmed and struggled to catch my breathe.

But as I continued to repeat those words “I’m sorry, please forgive me; thank you, I love you.” I felt the weight I was holding to, flowed into my heart, and it was the first time I felt a great sense of... release.

And this was the very note I wrote to myself immediately after that breakthrough:

Indeed that was only the 1st of my many breakthroughs and growth in 2021, but it all started with Forgiveness.

And I am wearing this Ho'oponopono bangle as my daily reminder to identify my stories, to release any emotional weight that I intentionally and unintentionally carry on a day to day basis.

Question to You, Austin ❤️

"What is 1 thing You can forgive Yourself today?"