Some things I've learned...

I've learned a lot about life, living snuggled into the Cleveland National Forest for some 30 years.

I now realize the wonder of getting older and the privilege of witnessing so many views along the trail.

Now I can see some experiences that formed me. Some that opened pathways and some that made it impossible to continue according to whatever plans I had.

The experiences were there, but some of the SEEING takes time. It takes experience and time to weave ourselves awake!

An interview with Gail

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How can we follow our own thread and step outside the noise of life?

Drawn to the Natural World...

You, my sweet beauty

were Innocent and eager to belong.

You were a mix of spunky and shy.

Long curly locks and wide open eyes,

your being was housed in the natural world

and free to roam wild strawberry fields.

Yet no child can know

what awaits her or his innocence.

Assault on innocence is both slow

and shockingly abrupt.

…

You absorbed unfinished hurt and shame.

You carried their fears as your own.

Who ARE you?

Walking home from the bus stop,

I stop at the bottom of the long,

dirt driveway.

A voice within asks

"Who are you?"

A moment in time

Startled, puzzled, obedient.

"I am Gail Ruth Gasparovich,"

I answer

I experience a palpable stillness.

I do not move.

I am struck by something

I do not understand.

Now I might call it the unknown.

I might see it as the mystery..

Continued silence.

The voice speaks again,

"But, Who ARE YOU?"

Drawn to The Mystery...

Drawn to Self Expression...

Crossing a threshold into adulthood, I became a young mother and newly licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I wanted to incorporate fresh approaches to therapy and expand channels of self-expression. I spent two decades learning Psychodrama, Bioenergetics, Sand Tray, and SoulCollage®.

Psychodrama is like family theatre where you introduce people to a scene and speak for them and the reverse roles to be yourself and respond to what the other person said.

Bioenergetics is a body oriented psychotherapy which includes seeing what happens at a body level when we experience fear, anger or grief.

Sand Tray and SoulCollage® work with images and both invite ways of voicing what an image might have to say. SoulCollage® is a powerful tool for exploring dreams.

Soul Cards combine creative art and pychological awareness through collage. Here is a SoulCollage I created when I was training to become a facilitator. This demonstrates the process!

I am one who plays in the woods.

I am one whose pathway is imprinted in my being

I am one who is playful.

I am one who reaches for life.

I am one who is surrendering.

I am one who is exploring my essence.

I am one who is learning deeper trust.

I am one who is in awe.

I am one who is nurtured by nature.

I am one who holds the pillow of comfort.