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The Gift of Appreciation, the Beauty of Forgiveness and Acceptance

I woke up in the wee hours of the morning, unable to fall back to sleep. This seems to happen a lot lately, I suppose because there are many things running around in my mind which will not leave me Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsApril 12, 2020 ago
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Dragonfly wings

When I was young I was told that those big beautiful blue dragonflies would bite me, that it would be very painful. Not knowing any different I believed this for a long time and became very frightened of them. With Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsApril 10, 2020 ago
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To Every Season…..

The sun is shining, it’s a beautiful day. Laura has returned and so the man who who gave me such discomfort over the last few days has now left. It seemed to me the sunshine returned as a reward and Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsApril 3, 2020 ago
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The Past Visits the Now

Last week the family who are responsible for looking after the property where I am staying had to leave. Laura’s father needed help with his granadilla trees, so off they all went leaving me here on my own. While the Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsApril 2, 2020 ago
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Triggers, A War in the Mind

Last week I had a rather severe panic attack, which I am sure was connected to finding myself in isolation and not knowing how long I had to face it. I paced outside my room for the better part of Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsMarch 30, 2020 ago
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Proyecto Colibri

When I drew this image, I felt it would be part of something, a project perhaps, but at the time could not have understood what it would be. I finished it last year, and something about it made it special Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsMarch 25, 2020 ago
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I Have a Dream

My dear friend sent me the link for this song this morning. It made me so happy, I had to share it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Does the lead singer nail this song? Or Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsMarch 22, 2020 ago
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Guilt & Fear

I am reposting my story called “Guilt and Fear” from my book “Finding Home”. So much of my life was controlled by my fears, stopping me from truly living. I just want people to really assess their situation and look Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsMarch 21, 2020 ago
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What a Beautiful Day

Thought I’d add a link to doctor Christopher’s information on the virus. His father wrote several books on health, which I often referred to as my bibles. My children grew up on his formulations for every childhood illness. I never Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsMarch 20, 2020 ago
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Family

A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of introducing my son to Ecuador, to my new home. It was quite a shock to hear him say he was coming, and until I actually saw him, was afraid it Read more

By gabriel_G, 6 yearsMarch 19, 2020 ago

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