A Full Life Transformation

When we were in our last sharing circle at the end of the April retreat, someone asked about stories that happened to people after they left WildQuest. Amlas mentioned a few things and said, “Some people leave their jobs.” I internally and immediately said, “Well, that won’t be me, especially after the last year when I attempted to take early retirement, but my initial plan fell through, and I didn’t have a clear backup plan. I couldn’t manage my anxiety/mind that looked to the worst that could happen. I’m single, my parents are gone, there’s no backup, so I can’t fail, and I have to stay in this secure job.

Background

In May 2025, due to the changes in the US administration, the government job offered early retirement and about 45 days for you to decide. I am eligible, but only at 53. My mind was conditioned with the belief that you don’t take early retirement, you wait till social security age, and when investments are available. You’ll lose all those years and money. You’ve got to stay in the security of this job because what else would you do? 

I almost took the early retirement, but my eyes were focused on what I’d be giving up instead of what I’d be gaining. My anxiety blocked my seeing of the opportunity that was there. In the end, the greatest gift was given to me, which was a wake-up call – to reengage with my life and look at my life to see what’s working, what’s not, what feels good and what doesn’t. I spent the next year and a half looking at my life, my heart, what lit me up and what I could do to shift gears in my life and career.

I started a business in organising and decluttering. I’m a licensed massage therapist and registered yoga teacher since 2021 and 2016, but I never fully used these certifications. I struggled to blend them (as an empath) with the government working life, which I allowed to deplete me. In addition to looking at my life and my skills, I also looked at moving through limiting beliefs, my behaviours, and daily patterns that really kept me stuck and noticed what was sucking my energy.

Gratitude 

After I left Bimini at the end of April 2026, things shifted for me. The Quantum Leap breath meditation was life-changing for me. As an empath, I feel everything and have struggled for many years to figure out how to stay grounded, how to manage feeling all the things, seeing it as a gift and being able to show up for my own life versus being depleted by it or depleted from managing my nervous system all the time.

After the meditation, I felt like I could manage anything. I felt like you gifted me with a tool to notice and feel my aura expand, and all the noise fell away, and I felt contained within my own energy field. I did all that, and it wasn’t someone else providing me with an energy healing session, which kept me thinking I always needed someone else to help me manage. 

The Message

Further, in one of my recent meditations, I heard a clear message; the voice within said … you won’t find your way to the life you desire by staying at this job. I accepted the message. There was no dismissing thought or comment from me. I immediately set in motion to leave my job. I gave notice on June 2nd that July 10th would be my last day. I felt a clear relief, refresh, upliftment of energy that I believe was inside me and is now being experienced and lived.

I’m taking it slow and redesigning my life. While I do not have an endless pot of money, I feel that it is purposeful to take the time to look at my life and how I can live joyfully and with contentment versus rushing into another income or with a desperation that I need to figure it out now, which is the way I’ve navigated most of my life. As each day goes by, I make a connection, build a network, lose limiting beliefs, and create things that I incorporate into my daily life. I think positive thoughts for everything to come, and that abundance is going to come in many forms and not in the limited forms I was conditioned to think that they needed to come in.

Thank you for all the gifts and the special place that you’ve created in Bimini. The people who have come together to share your vision and those who support continuing this inspiring legacy.  WildQuest inspired me to look at my life and what lights me up, and then build a life around it. A Ho. 

An amazing story from Donna, who experienced a full life transformation after joining us on a Sacred Journey Retreat in April this year.