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Gabriel Gonsalves is a Heart Leadership & Mastery Coach, spiritual teacher, and artist dedicated to helping people awaken their hearts, live authentically, and lead with purpose and joy.
During a recent Heart Mastery Circle session, I posed a provocative question to my students: “All suffering is self-created—true or false?” The room went quiet. Then came the responses. Half said true. Half said false. So I asked a second question: “For those of you who said true—or even partially true—what percentage of your suffering do you think you actually create?” “Thirty percent,” one participant offered. ”Forty percent,” said another. ”Eighty percent.” Each number was right. And each...
Dear Reader, This week, I'm sharing a photo from the Albaicín — Granada's ancient Arab quarters, with my dear friends Mary and Stephen, who visited recently. Behind us, the Alhambra glows in the afternoon light. Having them here reminded me how blessed I am to live in such a beautiful place and to share it with people I love. Walking these narrow streets where Moorish and Christian histories intertwine, I found myself reconnecting with my Catholic upbringing in unexpected ways. Here in Spain,...
Have you ever felt drawn to something you couldn’t fully understand? A symbol that calls to you from somewhere deep inside, even when your mind can’t grasp why? For me, the Sacred Heart has been exactly that kind of mystery—a flaming heart, pierced and burning with transformative fire, that continues to touch souls and catalyze healing. The Sacred Heart isn’t just religious iconography. It’s a portal to direct experience of divine love, validated by both ancient mysticism and modern...