by gemma | Jun 13, 2013 | health & happiness, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies
When we are stressed, our conscious control becomes tired, and our stale patterns are more likely to be reactivated. Knowing these unhealthy patterns and recognizing them when they show up is critical. Are you the nice guy/girl who is cooperative and compliant? Are...
by gemma | May 15, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons
When we do what the soul does not want us to do, we suffer. We try to escape the symptoms, but in truth, all that’s needed is genuine acceptance that we cannot escape the truth of our souls. Although I work with people who suffer from psychopathology, I resist that...
by gemma | May 2, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
I’ve experienced a few transformative times in my life and have just edged through another one. I’m so freshly on the other side that sometimes I can still feel the discomfort of it. During this most recent and particularly challenging transformation, I have spent...
by gemma | Apr 24, 2013 | beloved & praised, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
When I was watching my youngest learn to walk, I saw something beyond the steps he was taking. When he would look at his destination – my arms or the chair he wanted to climb – he would make his way safely & successfully. When he would look at his feet, some small...
by gemma | Apr 18, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons
There was a time in my life when I said yes when I wanted to say no. All. The. Time. I was afraid of rejection, abandonment, judgment, conflict, disappointment. I desperately avoided the messiness of life {or thought I did}. In order to do this I had to deny,...
by gemma | Apr 5, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, self love & self esteem, thoughts & musings
{the inspiration for the celebration} I lived in a small village in rural Guyana where the entire community gathered their drinking and washing water from a hole in the ground. This community was generous to host myself and a group of do-gooding youth, but our...
