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I already knew that the next year was going to be kind of tough with treatment and recovery.

Going with the flow · Be Here Now (2015)

I already knew that the next year was going to be kind of tough with treatment and recovery.

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And I guess the whole point of the chart in astrology is to...

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1I already knew that the next year was going to be kind of tough with treatment and recovery.
Everyday exampleI already knew the launch was going to be kind of tough.
2And I guess the whole point of the chart in astrology is to...
3to avoid the danger that's not yet come.
4That's what they keep saying .
5"To avoid the danger that has not yet come."
6People have always been talking to me about don't paddle upstream,
7you know? Go with the flow .
8And I was like , "I totally get that ."
9But it wasn't until I was actually in the Ganges that I sort of went...
10"Of course. It's going that way, anyway.
11 Go with it ."
12And if there's a rock, paddle around it.
13As it comes up, you can see the danger and you can navigate around it.
14And so it was a really nice thing to go, "I'm just going to go with the flow."
15You can't be questioning why.
16Just accept the things you can't change and do something about the things you can.
17The whole experience from my point of view was quite surprising.
18I feel, personally, so much better than when I came that I have to believe that it's done the same for him.
19I didn't want to do chemotherapy for a long time .
20See you soon.
21But my destiny has assured whatever I do.
22I'll do the chemotherapy to kill the cancer
23and I will use everything I've learned along the way to rebalance me and to help me for the rest of my life .
24It'll be interesting to see how it goes when I get home, back in...
25back in the mentalness of the west.

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