Category Archive: Gina

Rest & Relaxation

The Clutha River

My friend Shelly reminded me today that sometimes resting is the hardest task of them all. What an accurate statement. Initially my physical recovery took up all my life. The beautiful part of it was that as I rested, my body did the all the work without my knowing- in a coma for 2 weeks …

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Mystery

Mystery

  Birth Life Death -  such mystery. It is no wonder we flit about trying so hard to make sense of it all or get lost in it all or latch onto whatever brings comfort. Some answers may spring up along the way but essentially we are swimming in… immersed in mystery.

Spread this day of Gratitude!

forest ecard Nature Conservency

Gratitude has been a primary overwhelming emotion since I came-to following a 2 week semi-conscious state due to a tragic hiking fall in June 2009. From the moment I began to slip …to now, my story is chock-full of magic and miracles. Gratitude is the foundation on which I walk. The web of connection that …

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Happy 11/11/11

forest ecard Nature Conservency

11 has been a strong number in my life for many years… Enjoy a day of conscious awareness, Best, Gina

In-Between

Somewhere in Between

I’ve been listening to a CD that a friend gave me when I was living in New Zealand. It can be extremely enlightening to hear the lyrics of a particular song that I’ve heard many times before and suddenly key in on a particular line that greatly impacts my current emotional space and meets me …

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All Hallows’ Eve

Harvest Moon

My FAVORITE holiday… This Halloween, share sweetness in word and deed, greet neighbors and passers-by as you walk under the light of the moon. Honor the spirits of all who’ve passed. Honor the spirit within. Namaste, Gina

MY 1st ADVENTURE since Half Dome!!!!!!!!!

The Ocean Wild

September 2011 I learned heaps about myself in experiencing my first adventure since Half Dome! A friend and I went on a sea kayaking tour… it’s too long to tell the full story but in a nut shell – the water was icy cold, it was raining and my tail bone got reamed heading into …

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My Half Dome Angels

Angelic

In my last post, I shared about my heroes. Now I’d like to acknowledge my angels. My hiking fall occurred on June 6… my brother, Anthony, died on June 7th of a drug overdose four years previous. When the rescue team finally reached me, Jack, one of the Search and Rescue members, hung on the …

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The Web of Human Connection

Web of Na'vi initiating Jake

Miracle on the Mountain – Part 2 I was with 3 friends: Vanessa was hiking with me and doing her best to get us down safely, Tricia decided not to go up so she waited at the base of Half Dome with our backpacks and Peter hiked up and back quickly in order to rejoin …

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Patience

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Throughout my recovery process (…more of my story soon), I have witnessed miracle after miracle appear into my life at just the perfect time. Yet now I sit with a restless, eager desire to push past this in-between phase and move on to what is next. As I anxiously wait for life to unfold, I’ve come …

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