Maria

Yes. And you're like, I didn't say I was doing it. I was like afraid, right? So I feel, you know, that I'm now much kinder to myself. I'm kinder to other people. I'm more open with myself. I'm gentler with myself.

Yes. And you're like, I didn't say I was doing it. I was like afraid, right? So I feel, you know, that I'm now much kinder to myself. I'm kinder to other people. I'm more open with myself. I'm gentler with myself.

Yes. And you're like, I didn't say I was doing it. I was like afraid, right? So I feel, you know, that I'm now much kinder to myself. I'm kinder to other people. I'm more open with myself. I'm gentler with myself.

Absolutely. Yeah. And I'm in it. I am in it 100%, and that's my goal, to be, as I say, in the open field. I call it a wildly authentic, deeply meaningful life.

Absolutely. Yeah. And I'm in it. I am in it 100%, and that's my goal, to be, as I say, in the open field. I call it a wildly authentic, deeply meaningful life.

Absolutely. Yeah. And I'm in it. I am in it 100%, and that's my goal, to be, as I say, in the open field. I call it a wildly authentic, deeply meaningful life.

That's why I did it. I wrote it because I wanted people to know that their heartbreak does not define them, that they can survive, that they can heal and that they can find their way home to themselves.

That's why I did it. I wrote it because I wanted people to know that their heartbreak does not define them, that they can survive, that they can heal and that they can find their way home to themselves.

That's why I did it. I wrote it because I wanted people to know that their heartbreak does not define them, that they can survive, that they can heal and that they can find their way home to themselves.

that they can be a better, more evolved version of themselves, that they can look at their life kind of with a deep appreciation, all of it, everything that happened to them, that they can look at the people in their life with love, with acceptance, with, you know, this great appreciation. That's kind of where I find myself. And the open field is what? It represents?

that they can be a better, more evolved version of themselves, that they can look at their life kind of with a deep appreciation, all of it, everything that happened to them, that they can look at the people in their life with love, with acceptance, with, you know, this great appreciation. That's kind of where I find myself. And the open field is what? It represents?

that they can be a better, more evolved version of themselves, that they can look at their life kind of with a deep appreciation, all of it, everything that happened to them, that they can look at the people in their life with love, with acceptance, with, you know, this great appreciation. That's kind of where I find myself. And the open field is what? It represents?

Well, the open field for me represents, you know, it's a riff off of Rumi, you know, where I'll meet you there. It means I'm out beyond shame. I'm out beyond the public square. I'm out beyond guilt. I'm out beyond fear. And I'm standing there with people who love me, who accept me, who love me for just being Maria. They don't love me for the family I came from, for the job that I'm doing.

Well, the open field for me represents, you know, it's a riff off of Rumi, you know, where I'll meet you there. It means I'm out beyond shame. I'm out beyond the public square. I'm out beyond guilt. I'm out beyond fear. And I'm standing there with people who love me, who accept me, who love me for just being Maria. They don't love me for the family I came from, for the job that I'm doing.

Well, the open field for me represents, you know, it's a riff off of Rumi, you know, where I'll meet you there. It means I'm out beyond shame. I'm out beyond the public square. I'm out beyond guilt. I'm out beyond fear. And I'm standing there with people who love me, who accept me, who love me for just being Maria. They don't love me for the family I came from, for the job that I'm doing.

They love me for me. And I'm standing there, I hope, with my children who have love in their lives, who have partners with them, with my friends who have been there with me the whole way through. On the hotel room floor. On the hotel room floor and up. Yeah. And and and I'm and I'm there and I'm like, wow, this was one hell of a life. This was one hell of a ride.

They love me for me. And I'm standing there, I hope, with my children who have love in their lives, who have partners with them, with my friends who have been there with me the whole way through. On the hotel room floor. On the hotel room floor and up. Yeah. And and and I'm and I'm there and I'm like, wow, this was one hell of a life. This was one hell of a ride.

They love me for me. And I'm standing there, I hope, with my children who have love in their lives, who have partners with them, with my friends who have been there with me the whole way through. On the hotel room floor. On the hotel room floor and up. Yeah. And and and I'm and I'm there and I'm like, wow, this was one hell of a life. This was one hell of a ride.

And I all of it, the good, the bad, the ugly, all of it and all of it made me me today. And I feel like. more at home in myself today than I have ever felt in my entire life. I understand myself better. I love my parents at such a deep level. I love my brothers. I love my friends. I love my kids. I'm grateful for every step of the way.

And I all of it, the good, the bad, the ugly, all of it and all of it made me me today. And I feel like. more at home in myself today than I have ever felt in my entire life. I understand myself better. I love my parents at such a deep level. I love my brothers. I love my friends. I love my kids. I'm grateful for every step of the way.