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Gabriel Gonsalves's weekly inspiration, practical advice and spiritual wisdom for living wholeheartedly.
Dear Reader, This week, I’ve been sitting with the stories of people who survived the Venezuelan earthquake. I’ve watched several interviews, and more than once I’ve found myself crying — not only because of the devastation, but because of the tenderness, clarity, and humility that comes through when someone has been brought so close to the edge of life and death. There is a way people speak after something like that. The unnecessary falls away. Gratitude becomes simple. Love becomes...
Dear Reader, It’s been ten days now since the earthquake struck Venezuela, my home country. My family is safe, and I want to thank so many of you for the beautiful comments you left last week when I shared how tender it all made me feel. More than a week later, I’m still watching the news more than I normally would. I’m sleeping very little. I’ve watched people walk out of the rubble alive after ten days underground, which still feels like a miracle every time. And I’ve also read about entire...
Dear Reader, I'm writing this from a tender place this week. As many of you already know, a devastating earthquake struck my home country Venezuela yesterday. The place where I was born, where my family still lives, where so many people I love are trying to make sense of what just happened. My immediate family is safe. And I want to say thank you to the many of you who reached out, emails, messages, calls, asking how I was, how my family was doing. That kind of care means more than I can say....