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Taking a Break

I am taking a break from this blog. I want to focus on several other writing projects. May you be well, happy, skillful, and peaceful. Namaste.

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Mental Virus

May each day bring you a little less under the sway of the fears, inhibitions, and lies that are certainly the heritage of your individual and collective past, yet in which (consciously or unconsciously) you still indulge in the present. And may each day bring you more and more surrender to freedom and love. – Jean-Yves Leloup I am working more intensely with my mind and thoughts. About a month…

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I Am Changing

A few nights ago, during a dream, I looked into and mirror and said, “I am changing.” I can feel that I am changing on the inside and out. In April, I joined a women’s year-long shamanic study group. I decided to join the group because I am ready for the next step in my spiritual development. I am changing on the outside. I am keenly aware that I am getting older. Part of me needs to grieve that…

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The New Human

It is our imagination that needs to be healed. We are responsible for the world in which we live, since it is we who create it. – Jean-Yves Leloup Humans are awakening up to their divinity. A new awakening is rising – just like the sun. The sun comes out behind the clouds. The new humanity will follow in the footsteps of Buddha and Jesus. “The vocation of servant leadership is a call to become…

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Cup of Life

Cup of Life – Pencil drawing by Gina M. Gafford I think the world should ask the woman what she wants with her reproduction. Why? Because she holds the chalice. She decides when to drink from the cup of life. The womb is sacred. It sits deep into the pelvic girdle – where the sacral and root chakra spin. All life is a gift from God, and all humans are divine. But God gifted the chalice to…

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Healing Yin & Yang

Healing Yin & Yang

Sacred Geometry: Interlocked rings and the Chakras Today during my meditation practice, I received a message about yin, yang, and the chakras. I saw an image, and I knew the meaning right away (see the picture above). We can heal our yin (feminine energy) and yang (masculine energy) by working with the chakras. The two interlocked rings symbolize unity. The hole in the center of the ring is a…

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Love Yourself

I am broken but not divided. – Sr. Lucy Bruskiewicz Several years ago, when I was going through my divorce, I felt lonely and depressed. I remember standing in my kitchen with my good friend and mentor, Sister Lucy Bruskiewicz. I told her I missed someone holding me. Sister Lucy then took my arms and put them around me – I was hugging myself. She told me to love myself. No one is perfect. We…

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Sister Lucy's Light (Poem)

Sister Lucy’s Light (Poem)

Sr. Lucy’s nursing home took photos of residents holdingup messages to give hope to people during the pandemic. I wrote a poem to honor and remember my friend and mentor, Sister Lucy Bruskiewicz. She died on Monday, March 28, 2022. Sister Lucy’s Light March 2022 Sister Lucy’s heart is beauty and light. She gives and gives to her divine delight. The light will continue in the hearts of…

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Ocean Sand

Photo by GG When I was in Florida, my husband and I went to New Smyrna Beach. It was cooler that day, but the ocean water was warm. I walked into the ocean – almost up to my knees. As I stood still and closed my eyes, I could feel my feet steady on the sand. But as the waves rolled back, my feet sank into the sand. I think life is a lot like the sand – it’s changing. When I think I’m stable,…

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God Bless Your Marriage (Poem)

My husband and I attended my best friend’s wedding in Florida a few days ago. I wrote a poem for her and her new husband. As I wrote the poem, I realized how it can apply to all marriages. The poem tells us we can start something new. It’s never too late to forgive and try again. The most important part is to show how much we’ve grown. No marriage can last without integrity. Integrity means…

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Qigong Video: Harmony of the Universe

Qigong is a powerful practice to balance the yin and yang in the body, and connect with the limitless energy of the Universe. I will demonstrate a Qigong practice called “Harmony of the Universe,” from the book Spring Forest Qigong – Level One, by Master Chunyi Lin. The left side of the body is yin (feminine), and the right side is yang (masculine). In the middle of the body are the channels or…

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Winter Blues (Poem)

Winter Blues During my winter blues, I dream of something new. I see the ocean tide; My heart can no longer hide. The deep blue sea - Calls to me. My mind opens to the water, Because I am her daughter. Winter, I grab you by sight; My eyes see only white. Some day the ocean will flow, But, for now, it is frozen in glittery snow. - GG

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The Ancient Tao Te Ching

The Ancient Tao Te Ching

Human Embryo’s First Cell Division (a pair) Tao Te ChingThe Tao gives birth to the One, the Origin.The One, the Origin, gives birth to the Two.The Two give birth to the Three.The Three give birth to every living thing.All things are held in yin and carry yang:And they are held together in the qi of teeming energy. According to Yin and Yang, the ancient Chinese philosophy, no object exists…

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Make Space for the Divine to Enter

Make Space for the Divine to Enter

Ganga River, Rishikesh, India Last month, I turned 51 years old. I thought about the next 50 years of my life. What do I want to do? How do I want to change my life? Several things have changed since December 2021. I took a freelance job. I work for a publishing company that owns three newspapers and an advertising company. I am writing a lot more! Sometimes I record the interviews for the…

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Through Humbleness We Can Love

Through Humbleness We Can Love

Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Waconia, Minnesota This morning, my friend and I went to St. Joseph Catholic Church near my house. I was raised in the Catholic faith, but now I consider myself a Catholic-Buddhist. I love blending the religious traditions of the East and West. I enjoyed spending time in the church with its old German architecture from the early 1900s (see the photo above). As I…

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The Edge Magazine (6th article)

Check out my new article, “A Message about Thoughts – from the Spiritual Realm,” in The Edge Magazine online:

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Inspiring Quotes By Sister Lucy Bruskiewicz II

The Rugged Terrain of My Heart. – Painting by Sr. Lucy Bruskiewicz Aging is passing – experience something coming through us. The Earth has meridians, and the body has meridians. Memory holds Truth – quest for Truth. Something more than biology is shaping my life. Practice by sustaining the deep presence by listening to self first, then others. Share ways to thrive. Divine Will – What does…

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