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...
by gemma | Oct 11, 2012 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
Self-examination does not lead to life balance or acceptance from others – it leads to greater freedom & authenticity. If we don’t enter into self-examination we tend to seek comfort over greatness safety over risk reassurance over authenticity the predictable...
