by gemma | May 21, 2014 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, values & purpose
Mindfulness is a powerful practice. It makes everyday life richer and more meaningful. There are times when ordinary life loses its satisfaction. These moments can signal that now is the time to experience a deep, soulful shift in consciousness. Try asking, how can...
by gemma | May 14, 2014 | beloved & praised, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
Changing my mind is edgy for me because I value integrity. My mentor, Larry, taught me a valuable lesson about integrity. Here’s the quickie version of the story :: I rescheduled my weekly meeting with Larry four weeks in a row. When we finally met, he taught me how...
by gemma | Apr 23, 2014 | gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons
All too often we approach life with the fantasy that change will bring about a better future. Sometimes it does. Often it does not. Unless we venture into the conditions that brought us into our present life and practice radical self-acceptance and truth-seeking, we...
by gemma | Apr 16, 2014 | beloved & praised, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons
Speeding along a highway that was paved by another. Commitments. Expectations. Plans. Lists. Going so fast you can’t see what you are passing by. Life is a blur. Time to sloooooooow down. Filter e-mails. Deny requests. Phone off. Block time. Miss opportunities. And....
by gemma | Feb 1, 2014 | goals & dreams, health & happiness, love & fear, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
We can’t help the things life has done to us. What we can help is how we choose to see ourselves and the world as a result of what has been done to us. Depending on what we choose to see, we can more deeply connect with our true selves. Your soul, your true self, is...
by gemma | Jan 22, 2014 | beloved & praised, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons
I have seen time and time again people who step more fully into themselves once their life has fallen apart. It’s almost as though the crisis breaks the façade that was constructed, and once uncovered, the true self emerges. After being broken open, I’ve seen people...
