ark0143

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  1. I was hoping to visit El Salvador this year with my sister and her husband who is from there. Unfortunately, the trip fell through, but I watched a handful of videos about El Salvador to prepare for the trip. The crackdown on crime has been incredibly successful, but it seems to be at a cost. Maybe President Bukele is an exception, but I wonder if the mass incarcerations will become unsustainable and will he plan to stay in power at all costs like pretty much all dictators do.
  2. This is a cool idea, Leo. I love geography! Just got the scratch-off map and ready to get started! I spun the random country generator wheel that @An young being recommended and it landed on Tuvalu. I'm off to a sad start. Tuvalu is expected to be the first country to go extinct due to sea level rise.
  3. Thanks for the replies. Some good advice here. I have watched videos where Leo says the benefits of this work. But despite that, I have so much resistance or inertia. I just get home from work and want to watch YouTube videos or find some other distraction. Even if Leo's course is still years away, I probably wouldn't be ready. I want to try psychedelics, but not sure I'm ready for that either.
  4. Hello, everyone, this is my first post. I've been a fan of Leo's videos for a few years now, but find that I'm struggling to do the work. I've bought the life purpose course, the book list, and have been taking notes on many of his videos. But I struggle to read books, meditate, contemplate, work on my life purpose, etc. I think some part of me doesn't believe or understand what the benefits of doing the work are. Despite this, I'm definitely unhappy. I've been trying to treat my depression since 2019. I've tried several antidepressants and therapy. But so far, not much has worked. Intuitively, a lot of what Leo says seems true. But I don't what to just believe, I want to experience it for myself. But I'm also afraid to invest the amount of time and all the risks that doing this work entails. I was brought up in a fundamentalist Christian home, and all my family and most of my old friends are still in that very deep Stage Blue life. Meanwhile, my current few friends and coworkers are mostly in Stage Orange, with a little Green. I think I'm about half Orange/Green, and want to go through Green to Yellow. But I feel so alone, and I'm really worried what will happen with my relationships if I really go far in this work. I already feel like I have to hide my true self from everyone as it is. I'm planning to register for Peter Ralston's Fall Retreat, hoping that will jump start my efforts. Although, I wonder if doing all four weeks will be too much for a beginner. I don't know if I can ever take psychedelics, given my issues with depression and anxiety. It sounds like Leo's next course will be focused on psychedelics.