Gabrielle Gassin
A mother’s musings on life
Category: Culture
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He’s nervous Stops his car in the middle of the road Where do I go for the Breath Work? Park your car and I’ll lead the way He’s surprised at the tone of voice Kindness – an unusual response. Am I the first to arrive? His concerns of such things make obvious his hesitations, His…
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What advice would you give to your teenage self? Thinking back to who the young Gabrielle is an interesting exercise for any person, myself included. I remember a lot of stuff about that stage of my life. Going places like school where I wished I could buy a choc top muffin baked fresh at the…
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There’s a special moment that traverses the consciousness only once per week, when one’s Saturday is unencumbered with trivialities and Duty in various disguises. When one has a Saturday that is essentially free of obligations set by external forces, or even intrinsic forces, really, so that no obstacle is there to stain the freedom of…
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The last six months has been laced with the buzz of a low grade stress. In the pursuit of health, my husband wanted to test his body, to check on its defences and to get a picture of its internal functionality, after 39 years of an interesting life. Most of the results came back with…
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What is something most people don’t understand? Most people do not understand the proper way to use an apostrophe. Where the tiny airborne comma is placed on a page is confounding to many speakers of the English language, with perpetual confusion remaining intact from one generation to the next, blunders in writing ignored or unnoticed…
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Once you’ve grown up, nothing is funny anymore. Every day existence has not the sweet mist of humour, as was the case in high school days. Smiles are less prominent than stern faces, especially those facing computer screens, rapid fingers typing, eyes darting forward and back. The responsibilities of an Important Life are too essential…
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Sleep quietens the hive of action from the outside world. Once slept on, if the mind settles deeply enough to allow it, a problem is no longer seated at the height of unease and uncertainty, but seems more approachable and solvable. Such is the glory of a full night of rest. It is simply that…
Gabrielle Gassin 