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I probably never would have known about Soltura if my good friend and previous employer had not asked me to go. She wanted to find an experience that would revive her family, friends and staff. That's where Soltura and I come in.
After she missed one workshop due to being ill, she asked me to try it and see if it would be good for everyone else. My first phone conversation with her after my workshop was an emotional one. I'm not usually, if ever, that emotional of a guy, but I was crying telling her everyone should experience Soltura — here is why:
Going into the Soltura workshop I was working overtime, trying to push my band to the next level, having very limited contact with friends and family — basically I was lost, playing groundhog, and just making it to the next paycheck to pay off my bills.
The workshop allowed me to bring closure to many unpleasant and hurtful life experiences and brought me back to when I was a kid, when I last remembered being happy and worry free. It also exposed the bad habits and diversions I had adopted to fill that void of hurt and pain. Maybe the reason I was so active and didn't give myself a break was to prevent my mind from wandering into those negative thoughts — and to prove that I had something good to offer to the world.
Today I'm still very busy but I'm living my lifelong dream with the full support of friends and family. I could not be doing this right now if it weren't for my friend and former employer who sent me to the Soltura workshop. After the workshop I talked to her about my goals / dreams and she was very understanding of the things that were holding me back. Now I have a house with my wonderful girlfriend and my dog. I have one job not two — and that job is the band. Our band has been signed and I just returned from Los Angeles where we recorded our first album, which should release in February.
I am more active with my family and have discussed things with them that I had never discussed before in my entire life. I had the strength to reveal some of my darkest and most personal secrets to those who needed to know, bringing closure so we could move on.
Now I'm not saying everything is perfect — there are pressures that come with being in a rock band. But now I have the tools learned through soltura and feel more equipped to handle it and stay happy. I recommend the workshops to anyone — anyone willing to take it seriously and open up will gain a great deal from this experience.
I am a happy and loyal renaissance man.
Nathanael Phillips — Texas
