by gemma | Oct 30, 2014 | thoughts & musings
Pain is inevitable. In the past, I constructed my life to avoid pain at all costs. Through distraction, chronic busyness, and various types of numbing I managed to successfully navigate away from pain, but in the process I ended up avoiding life. I would try to...
by gemma | Jun 20, 2013 | beloved & praised, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
There was a time in my life when I felt responsible for the emotional pain of others. I felt that if I didn’t share their burden, I was not a good human. Some people are more sensitive to the emotions of others. We’re referred to as highly sensitive people, empaths,...
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...
