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...
by Gemma Stone | Sep 24, 2015 | writing
Live by the guidance of your true self. When your life reflects the essence of who you are, you move in the direction of living a life you love. You are multidimensional. You are not just the bright and beautiful parts; you are also the dark and difficult parts....
by Gemma Stone | Sep 10, 2015 | writing
For many of us, anger isn’t a comfortable emotion. Out of all the emotions there are to experience, anger is the one I experience the least. Frustration happens occasionally, sometimes irritation. But, anger? Rarely. When I reflect back on my life, I can see how in...
by Gemma Stone | Aug 27, 2015 | writing
The purpose of self-sabotage is to mitigate uncertainty. When we are facing the unknown or walking into unfamiliar territory, fear kicks in to protect us. Of course, most of the time, this happens unconsciously. We don’t intentionally sabotage ourselves. If it...
by Gemma Stone | Aug 20, 2015 | writing
There was a time in my life when I had warehouses filled with unresolved emotional pain. Because I was determined to keep the storm at bay I appeared strong, secure, confident, light-hearted, and encouraging. It was an illusion fuelled by a fierce fear of rejection...
by Gemma Stone | Aug 6, 2015 | writing
Romantic love has a way of bringing us closer together or pushing us further apart. As we move into the vastness of life, it’s easy to loose each other if we’re not staying close. You can wander further and further away until soon your partner is nowhere to be seen....
