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Flying Free

December 6, 2022 After so much time, now having the freedom to choose flight is strange indeed. This morning I decided I was brave enough to look at photos of the man who stole my childhood. Part of me recognizes Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsDecember 9, 2022 ago
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Returning to the Source of Pain

December 5, 2022 Years ago I remember watching the movie of a young woman who faced her greatest fears by returning to the home of her childhood trauma. Her counsellor (if I’m remembering correctly) suggested this field trip in order Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsDecember 5, 2022 ago
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The gift in the Attic

December 3, 2022 The other day in my post, I stated how I felt this man Dennis whom I have been forced to work with these past 3 months or so, was punishment. This morning, thinking differently, I now see Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsDecember 4, 2022 ago
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Think Differently, Act Differently

November 27, 2022 It seems so simple. Think differently on any given subject. The truth is though, most of us have ingrained ways of thinking, thereby doing, because of so many years living in a way comfortable to us. The Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsDecember 2, 2022 ago
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A Higher View

Telling our stories can change the path the world has taken just as the river must move around obstacles, we too can change the direction of our future. In Ecuador the  river taught me to let go of expectation, worry Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsOctober 7, 2022 ago
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The Gift of the White Tiger

It has been awhile since having a dream of such power, this one surprised me!   In the dream I was somewhere almost exactly where I stayed in Ecuador, so somewhere tropical because the windows were open wide and the Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsOctober 2, 2022 ago
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When Spirit Speaks……

I believe the following entry  is one of the best examples of how the fragments were connected, then eventually showing me the makings of my puzzle, the image becoming more defined with each piece placed. Still, there are many pieces Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsSeptember 23, 2022 ago
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Faced With Death…..

September 16, 2022 This morning my dream woke me up at a certain point, only to fall back into the same story once I slept again. It seemed as though I was exiting from what seemed like a scene in Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsSeptember 17, 2022 ago
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Thoughts From My Journey

January, 2019 The other day while spending time in Quito I met a family introduced by a mutual friend. The husband was originally from Germany, lived in South Africa and then transferred to Ecuador. His wife is from Ecuador and Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsSeptember 14, 2022 ago
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Believe it…..or Not

September 10, 2022 There has been something genuinely beautiful happening to me over the last week since my latest dream and acknowledgement of my brothers presence. Also meeting the woman again who “just can’t wrap her around the possibility my Read more

By gabriel_G, 4 yearsSeptember 10, 2022 ago

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