by gemma | Jan 7, 2013 | gems & precious bits, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
Our enemy is not others; it’s not our past; it’s not our present circumstances. It’s fear. Fear is also our guide. It will show us how to unbuckle our lives if we approach it with curiosity. Jung said, “It is a bewildering thing in human life that the thing that...
by gemma | Jan 2, 2013 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies
I’m returning from a difficult, but necessary, month-long digital sabbatical. 2012 was a rough ride for many people, myself included. The last quarter took my breath away in a painful sort of way. It challenged me in ways I could never have predicted. I’m...
by gemma | Nov 28, 2012 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, self love & self esteem, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings, videos & ask gemm
I was recently asked to write a piece for this book. While I was writing this with teens in mind, I’ve learned that many of us {myself included} have an inner teen that could use some lovin’. I’m publishing this piece for anyone with an inner-teen...
by gemma | Nov 13, 2012 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, relationships & sex, thoughts & musings
Sometimes a crisis is a summons to reconfigure our entire lives. Even though we are resilient creatures, we are still easily hurt. There are times when living hurts. A lot. There is purpose in pain; often life falls apart exactly when it needs to be rebuilt. Our...
by gemma | Oct 25, 2012 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
When facing the unknown, I have found that the most meaningful task to focus on is getting comfortable with uncertainty. This is not my nature. I read, research, surf & question. I search. The truth is I know that any answer that comes from outside of me will not...
by gemma | Oct 11, 2012 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
I don’t ask that you agree with my experience, but simply that you reflect on your own. As I speak the truth of my life, it may help you to see the truth of yours and to know that you are not alone. There is so much to know and so much truth to discover. The...
