by Gemma Stone | Nov 17, 2015 | writing
When I heard the news, everything went quiet. The sadness draped over my heart like a dark heavy blanket. I curled up in a safe place and let the pain in my heart leak out of my eyes. The tragedies, violence, inequality, marginalization, destruction, injustice, and...
by Gemma Stone | Nov 4, 2015 | writing
In relationship self-love is a priority and a necessity. After all, it’s pretty hard to give what you don’t have. Self-love comes first. Loving them deeply comes next. When relationships get rocky, we become susceptible to being laser focused on what we’re not getting...
by Gemma Stone | Oct 28, 2015 | writing
Sometimes, really hard things happen in life. If you numb out the difficulty with a bottle of wine, four hours of television, a shopping spree, or working 12 hours a day you’re missing a golden opportunity … to be human. You’re supposed to bump into challenges...
by Gemma Stone | Oct 22, 2015 | writing
My oldest son, Justice, was born on Thanksgiving Day {we’re Canadian, so we just celebrated}. The weekend was chill – Lego in front of the fire, crafts at the kitchen table, cake for breakfast. Until. We started talking about money. What money is, how it works, and...
by Gemma Stone | Oct 15, 2015 | writing
My friend Chris Guillebeau embarked on a quest to travel to every country in the world by his 35th birthday. He completed the quest and wrote a book about how pursuing a quest can add purpose and meaning to our lives. When Chris and I chatted about the intersection of...
