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You do a lot of thinking when you're sat in a ten foot circle. Especially when you've got no books or music. Especially when you're fasting and need to stop thinking about Kit Kats and Haagen Dazs.Fortunately, we were given a list of questions to answer. Things such as if you had ten years to live what would you do? If you had £10m how would you spend it? Who do you need to forgive and why? Imagine you're on your deathbed looking back, would you be happy with your life? If not, what do you need to do now to change things?
There was lots of talk of endings because the quest signified a ceremonial death and rebirth. There were several things I wanted to let go of (timidity, defensiveness, separateness, and more) but one of the main things I noticed was the thing I wanted to keep.
I saw just how important Debatewise is to me. If I had ten years to live I'd spend it working on Debatewise. If I had £10m to spend I'd invest a substantial amount in the site (as well as get that Bentley of course). And if I looked back from my deathbed and saw Debatewise had been successful I'd be most satisfied indeed.
So the holiday was great. The week in Ibiza was relaxing and the week in France invigorating. It was very tough at times but the challenges were worth facing. I hope the strength gained from them will help me face the challenges ahead.