Ellen Gerst's Blog – April 2010 Archive (2)

Projecting Positive Thoughts

"The inhabitant or soul of the universe is never seen; its voice alone is heard.

All we know is that it has a gentle voice, like a woman,

a voice so fine…that even children cannot become afraid.

And what it says is “Sila ersinarsinivdluge” -- “Be not afraid of the universe.”

- Eskimo teachings

It is my contention that in order to understand how the universe works, you must first… Continue

Added by Ellen Gerst on April 26, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

Love After Loss: Writing The Rest of Your Story

For those of you who have lost a spouse, you may have reached a point of readiness to look for love once again.

I was 46 years of age, a widow of seven years, and a veteran of a happy twenty-year marriage at the time I began this process.

Although I was told that it would take from five to seven years for me to feel truly healed from the wound inflicted upon my heart from my late husband’s unexpected death at the age of 41, I really did not believe it. After all,… Continue

Added by Ellen Gerst on April 12, 2010 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments