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 | 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 | Sep 5, 2012 | health & happiness, meaningful & life lessons, mind & brain, relationships & sex, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
If when we are young we are shown a healthy form of love, our limbic systems encode this as the way to be in relationships, and we end up having a reliable guide for how to form and maintain a healthy relationship. If when we are young we are shown unhealthy or...
