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 | Apr 1, 2018 | Love -- The Alpha & Omega, Relationships
This is a line from a hymn, sung during my childhood. I always envisioned Grace as something that was bestowed, or a quality that someone has in the world (very rarely would I attribute being graceful to myself). But the notion that Grace Will Lead You Home —...
by Gizelle | Apr 1, 2018 | Self Discovery, Self-Awareness
There is an old adage: “The older I get, the less I know.” A hint that perhaps we are gaining humility (aka — not having all of the answers) or for some of us on the cusp of 60+, frequent “senior moments” that prove humorous, and sometimes embarrassing (such...
by Gizelle | Mar 25, 2018 | Conscious Living/Mindfulness, Life in Balance
White Noise Machines aren’t called Black Noise Machines. Based on some sort of physics that enable sound waves to be muted or displaced, they provide a way for us to cover over unwanted sounds. Underlying conversations, thoughts, outside distractions and...
by Gizelle | Mar 18, 2018 | Open Hearts & Open Minds, Relationships
I find it funny to think about how ‘white noise’ machines got their name, how unlike ‘white’ they are. White contains the full spectrum of light (all the colors of the rainbow and more), by contrast ‘white noise’ seeks to obliterate the...
by Gizelle | Mar 4, 2018 | Connection, Relationships
Love is a puzzling word – we have so many associations in our culture with Love, and by virtue of those associations, many limitations that are placed on that word. If we lived in another country (say Italy, France, Spain, or Latin America) we would discover that...
by Gizelle | Jan 14, 2018 | Open Hearts & Open Minds, Relationships
I no longer need (nor want) to ‘figure’ people out, or help them to ‘figure’ themselves out. It’s not about what we know; it’s about what we feel, and where this leads us in the world (inner and outer). Every person is a whole Universe unto themselves – I find...
by Gizelle | Jan 7, 2018 | Healing Separation, Life in Balance
An ex-partner once said to me that I had what it took (whatever THAT means) to have been wildly successful, and rich — the brilliance, creativity, etc. Then he followed up with: “So why aren’t you?” I was offended, not complimented – it was...
by Gizelle | Dec 31, 2017 | Following Our Heart, Growth/Self-Love
Today’s technology, for all of its magic, has a distinct down-side – providing infinite forums to help create the illusion of safety, we believe we have full freedom to convey our own true self without censorship, completely unhampered by others’ judgments which may...
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 3, 2017 | Life Force, Spirit/Oneness
There is one thing that all of humanity has in common, one fact that transcends all cultures, races, religions, and socio-economic status: a Fear of the Unknown. And we collectively cope with this fear by creating a unified field of consciousness, something that we...
by Gizelle | Nov 26, 2017 | Following Our Heart, Growth/Self-Love
There is much ‘talk’ and admonition about learning to live from our heart and not from our head (to the dismay of many intellectual and scientific folks). But I can relate to the tyranny of the mind — reflecting back on the eons of struggle,...
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 | Aug 5, 2017 | Self Discovery, Self-Awareness
For many years I studied with a teacher who shared how the nature of conditioning shapes our identity constructs. When we first arrive on the planet, even before – from the moment we chose to be conceived – the veil is very thin. We have a connection with the Divine...
by Gizelle | Jul 16, 2017 | Self Discovery, Self-Awareness
Living Life from the “Outside In” is to live Life as part of the whirlwind. There might be momentary pauses, when the wind stops whirling, allowing us to identify experiences or events as pieces of the puzzle that comprise the whirl of our life. Yet living life from...
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...
by Gizelle | Jun 18, 2017 | Centering Practice, Prayer & Meditation
But living life from the “Outside In” may also create a dilemma. Spiritually we may look at those same events and question: “why is God doing this to me”, “what am I meant to learn from this”, “what do I have the power to change”? We get lost in the whirlwind or...
