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 22, 2013 | gems & precious bits, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
A common crossroads on the adventure of life is this :: choose the path of being who ‘they’ want you to be, or choose the path of being who you want to be. Being who you want to be may result in conflict with others. Being who they want you to be results in conflict...
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,...
