by Gizelle | Dec 16, 2019 | Free Choice, Self-Awareness
For as long as there have been humans, there have been people who debate the existence of a God or Spirit of the Universe. Some have asserted that God is merely an opiate for the masses (thank you Karl Marx) serving as a crutch for those who live life as sheep. ...
by Gizelle | Oct 14, 2019 | Spirit/Oneness, Surrender or Letting Go
When I see images of shorelines I am struck by the clear demarcation between land filled with human activity (i.e., created structures and vehicles, etc.) and the smooth open plain of water as far as the eye can see. There is a beautiful symmetry of Yin and Yang in...
by Gizelle | Aug 12, 2019 | Free Choice, Self-Awareness
Every human on the planet, to some degree or another, has control issues. CONTROL is the force each of us exercise as a means to cope with life’s uncertainties. Some folks may be softer in their approach, couching their efforts as being assertive, or setting...
by Gizelle | Jun 17, 2018 | Conscious Living/Mindfulness, Life in Balance
Every particle of our being is saturated with Life Force Energy. Much like fish that draw water through their gills, deriving the oxygen they need from the water, flushing out what they don’t need through bubbles, we are surrounded and embodied with Conscious...
by Gizelle | May 20, 2018 | Inner Knowing/Wisdom, Self-Awareness
Many people look forward to sleeping as a way to gain relief from stress or worry or feelings of powerlessness, anxiety, and hopelessness. Others seek similar relief through addictions – use of chemicals or other activities that allow them to fantasize or create the...
by Gizelle | May 13, 2018 | Centering Practice, Prayer & Meditation
I remember years ago attending an art class where my teacher instructed us to draw ‘negative space.’ Instead of focusing on the object or the scene, we were asked to focus on the space around and in between the objects, then draw those shapes. We were encouraged to...
by Gizelle | Apr 15, 2018 | Leaps of Faith, Self Discovery, Spirit/Oneness
Activists take up a cause, perhaps become part of a group; some may create a mission and vision statement, or organize their efforts toward a worthy goal. These aren’t necessarily bad things, in fact many good works and positive changes come out of such activities! ...
by Gizelle | Apr 8, 2018 | Leaps of Faith, Spirit/Oneness
These words have many interpretations and can take many forms, often they are used as a rationalization or justification for actions taken or inflicted on others. Indeed such ‘convictions’ of ‘doing the Lord’s work” has been the...
by Gizelle | Jan 28, 2018 | Explore Life, Life in Balance, This Moment -- Now
At times I freak out and wonder what I’ll do without a 401K that will fully support me, especially as I grow older and grayer. But then I remind myself, people lived for thousands of years without a 401K. Fate and my Soul have conspired to put me on the road less...
by Gizelle | Dec 24, 2017 | Self Discovery, Self-Awareness
Taking the risk to be vulnerable and open, intimately, can feel like you are in free-fall — experiencing in that moment both exhilaration and terror. To risk openness is to risk the possibility of disappearing before our very own eyes. Despite our intention to...
by Gizelle | Dec 17, 2017 | Life Force, Spirit/Oneness
I support you in listening to your heart about whether or not a certain Choice or Action is your call or leading; others can (and often do) chime in to give their thoughts and opinions, but they have their own Light to follow. So if you find yourself in a place in...
by Gizelle | Dec 3, 2017 | Free Choice, Self-Awareness
How would it be to make a pact with ourselves to be absolutely honest in the moment, to say what we are feeling, no matter how we judge it or fear we may be judged? This is our stretching place — to tell the truth, even if it does change from moment to moment,...
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by Gizelle | Nov 19, 2017 | Healing Separation, Life in Balance
Remember that “Ruach” means Breath of Life/Spirit — and that Ruach surrounds your very Being, the gentle caress of the air against your skin, the breath moving in and out of your nostrils as you sit in meditation. Fall into the pool of sorrow and...
by Gizelle | Oct 29, 2017 | Life Force, Spirit/Oneness
If we lived life like a spider, we would see infinite possibilities — we wouldn’t see empty space, but infinite options to anchor our Life. Every day we can start a new design. We can retrace our steps or explore open space, drop a strand where once...
by Gizelle | Oct 22, 2017 | Change & Growth, Growth/Self-Love, This Moment -- Now
Each moment presents a choice, and results in a choice. Choices. Free will or pre-ordained? Right or Wrong? Good or Bad? Anxiety arises. Living becomes mental, and we become lost. Not understanding that the web weaves itself. That ‘Yes’ can become...
by Gizelle | Oct 1, 2017 | Spirit/Oneness, Surrender or Letting Go
Often times people think that Surrender is when we’ve given up, or allowed ourselves to move from a state of struggle to a state of peace. We are trained to ‘look for’ that kind of Surrender, something that is tangible, that moves us from ‘here to there’....
by Gizelle | Jul 9, 2017 | Self Discovery, Self-Awareness
Where does that leave ‘me’? Standing on the threshold of emptiness I realized that everything I thought I knew about me, everything thought I had, every action I took, everything that was ‘me’, wasn’t me. “It’s not yours to do” wasn’t directed toward me, but...
by Gizelle | Jun 25, 2017 | Leaps of Faith, Spirit/Oneness
The image before me is of a doorway, standing wide open, only blackness. I don’t know what lies beyond, only emptiness, not a speck of light, not even a reflection spilling over from the space I’m standing in. There is no floor, nor walls, nothing to help orient me...
